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UNITARIAN 
SERVICE BOOK 





BOSTON 
AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION 
1903 




Copyright, 1903, 
By the American Unitarian Association. 




UNIVERSITY PRESS ■ JOHN WILSON 
AND SON • CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. 



foretooth. 



THESE services are published by the American Unitarian Associa- 
tion in the hope that their use will promote the devotional spirit in 
our free churches. The collection of " Hymns for Church and Home " has 
been for a number of years in familiar use. The services for congrega- 
tional worship are now added to the collection of hymns in accordance with 
the desire of many congregations and in the hope that their common use 
will bring the minds and hearts of fellow-worshippers into closer and more 
conscious union. The arrangement of the introductory portion of the 
services is that of Dr. James Martineau's " Ten Services for Morning and 
Evening Worship," while the greater part of the material has been drawn 
from the " Book of Prayer and Praise," published by the Association in 
1893. Valuable suggestions have also been received from the " Services 
of Christian Worship," prepared by the Rev. John Cuckson. The Psalter 
is that of the " Book of Prayer and Praise." A collection of general 
prayers is included for use in lay services, or at the discretion of ministers. 
These services have been compiled and arranged by the skill and industry 
of the Rev. George H. Badger, with the advice and criticism of experi- 
enced and helpful friends. The aim has been to secure forms of worship 
that can be used without intellectual embarrassment or spiritual restraint 
by as many of the people worshipping in Unitarian churches as possible, 
and to make the services, through simplicity of form and sincerity of 
language, a help to all who desire to worship in spirit and in truth. 

Samuel A. Eliot. 



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I. 


Organ Voluntary. 


2. 


Opening Service. 


3- 


Chant or Anthem by the Choir.* 


4- 


Reading of Psalms. Congregation standing. 


5- 


Gloria. (Chanted by the Choir or Congregation.) 


6. 


Reading of Scripture. 


7. 


Prayer. 


8. 


Organ or Choir Response. 


9- 


Notices and Offering. 


10. 


Congregational Hymn. 


11. 


Sermon. 


12. 


Prayer. 


13. 


Congregational Hymn. 


14. 


Benediction. 



* In case there is no choir, this number may be omitted and a congregational hymn inserted 
after the Reading of the Psalms. 



C. Opening sentences : one or more to be read by the minister. 



HE Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before 



The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon him, to all that call upon him 
in truth. 

The hour cometh and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship 
the Father in spirit and in truth ; for the Father seeketh such to worship 
him. God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in 
spirit and in truth. 

O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together ; for 
with him is the fountain of life, and in his light shall we see light. 



IN the holy quiet of this hour, let us draw nigh to him who heareth 
prayer ; and let us remember that he listeneth more to our hearts than 
to our words. Let each of us bring an offering of penitence, if not 
of purity; of love, if not of holiness; of teachableness, if not of wisdom; 
of devout obedience for the time to come, if not the fruits of well-doing in 
the time that is past. And may we obtain mercy, and find grace to help 
in time of need. 
Let us pray. 

C, Then shall be said the following prayers : the people, here as elsewhere, speaking 

the words in italics. 

MOST mighty God and merciful Father, who hast compassion on all 
men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made ; take from us all 
impurity of thought or desire ; all envy, pride, hypocrisy ; all falsehood 
and deceit; all covetousness, vainglory, and indolence; all malice and 
anger, — everything that is contrary to thy will, O most holy God. 
Lord, make clean our hearts within tis. 

Enlighten our understandings, that we may know the greatness of thy 
love, the mysteries of thy kingdom, and the riches of thine eternal glory. 
Hear us, O Lord, for our trust is in thee. 




C. Then shall the minister say : 



FIRST SERVICE. 



Assist us in all our doings with thy gracious favor, and further us with 
thy continual help : that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in 
thee, we may glorify thy holy name. 

Hear us, and give us thy peace, O Father in heaven. 

Shed abroad thy love in our hearts, that we may love thee above all 
things, and our neighbor as ourselves, and be abundantly refreshed by the 
charity which never faileth. 

O Lord y multiply upon us the blessings of thy grace. 

Protect and bless our friends and kindred ; and so fill us with love, 
gentleness, and forbearance that we may walk in our homes with a perfect 
heart, and have joy in each other which passeth not away. 

0 Father in heaven, hear and help us, and keep us in thy love evermore. 
A men. 

O God, who hast consecrated unto us a new and living way into thy 
holy presence ; grant to us, we pray thee, the assurance of thy mercy, and 
sanctify us by thy heavenly grace ; that we, approaching thee with a pure 
heart and undefiled conscience, may offer unto thee a sacrifice in righteous- 
ness and love. O God, mercifully accept the prayers of thy holy Church 
through the world which shall this day be offered unto thee ; give us grace 
to prepare our hearts, that we may serve thee with reverence and godly 
fear; that so, approaching thy sanctuary with lowliness and devotion, we 
may present an offering acceptable to thee, and in the spirit of him who 
hath taught us to pray : — 

C The Lord's Prayer: to be said by the minister and the people. 

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
'those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but 
deliver us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

O Lord open thou our eyes. 

That we may behold wondrous things out of thy law, 

O Lord, open thou our lips ; 

And our mouths shall show forth thy praise. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

The Lord's name be praised. 



Second ^>tvtttt. 

C Opening sentences : one or more to be read by the minister. 

KNOW ye that the Lord, he is God; it is he that hath made us and 
not we ourselves ; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. 
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. 

Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the 
high God? He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth 
the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk 
humbly with thy God? 

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; let the whole earth stand 
in awe of him. 

C. Then shall the minister say : 

THE heavenly Father in whose presence we now stand is always more 
ready to hear than we to pray ; nor does anything hide him from 
us but the veil of our impure and earthly mind. And since the prepara- 
tions of even the willing heart are not without him, let us inwardly pray 
for the grace of a humble and holy spirit, that for a little while we may be 
alone with him ; and as Jesus of Nazareth went up into the mountain to 
pray, so we may rise above the haste and press of life and commune with 
him in spirit and in truth. 
Let us pray. 

C. Then shall the following prayers be said : 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, in communion with thy faithful 
sons in all ages, with prophets, apostles and martyrs, we, who are 
still striving to do and bear thy blessed will on earth, adore thee, and offer 
thee our praises and supplications. 

Hear our prayers, O Lord, and lead us in the way of thy truth. 
We pray thee to reveal to us the beauty of thy perfect will, the glad- 
ness of thy service, the power of thy presence in our hearts, that no per- 
plexity may create in us an impatient spirit, no temptation lead us into 
sin, no sorrow hide thy loving will from us. 

Teach us all to feel the need of thy grace, and to seek it ; to know thy will 
and to do it ; and to remain faithful, wheresoever our lot is cast. 

Calm the turbulence of our passions ; quiet the throbbings of our hopes 

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and fears ; repress the waywardness of our wills, and control all our affec- 
tions. 

Strengthen us to bear all our trials patiently, and to glorify thee in our 
daily life. 

We pray thee to bless and sustain the old, to give strength unto such as 
are bearing the heat and burden of the day, and to lead all children in ways 
of goodness. Have compassion on all those who are in sorrow or sickness ; 
relieve the sufferer, comfort the afflicted, and show thy mercy to the weak 
and erring. 

Take us, O Lord, entirely unto thy hands, and let nothing henceforward, 
either in life or death, come between us and thee. Amen. 

O God, who art, and wast, and art to come, before whose face the gen- 
erations rise and pass away : age after age the living seek thee, and find 
that of thy faithfulness there is no end. Our fathers in their pilgrimage 
walked by thy guidance, and rested on thy compassion : still to their 
children be thou the cloud by day, the fire by night. Where but in thee 
have we a covert from the storm, or shadow from the heat of life? In our 
manifold temptations, thou alone knowest and art ever nigh ; in sorrow, 
thy pity revives the fainting soul; in our prosperity and ease, it is thy 
spirit only that can wean us from our pride and keep us lowly. O thou 
sole Source of peace and righteousness, take now the veil from every heart, 
and join us in one communion with thy prophets and saints who have 
trusted in thee, and were not ashamed. Amen. 

C, The Lord's Prayer: to be said by the minister and the people. 

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom 
come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver 
us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

O Lord open thou our lips : 

And our mouths shall show forth thy praise. 

Now unto him that is able to keep us from falling and present us fault- 
less before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 

Be glory and majesty, dominion and power, for ever and ever. Amen. 



41 Opening sentences : one or more to be said by the minister. 

THE Lord is gracious and full of compassion, long suffering and of 
great mercy. The Lord is good to all and his tender mercies are 
over all his works. 

Trust ye in the Lord for ever, for in the Lord our God is everlasting 
strength. 

Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him, and he shall give thee the 
desires of thy heart. 

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we 
should be called the children of God. 

Search me, O God, and know my heart, try me and know my thoughts, 
and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way ever- 
lasting. 

C. Then shall the minister say: 

GOD, in whom we live and move and have our being, never leaves us 
day or night. But the very nearness and custom of his presence 
hide him from our heedless hearts, and under the cover of the darkness our 
inner discernment becomes dim, temptations gain a shameful power, and 
the good that is in us droops and fades. To clear such blindness away, 
and recover the pure wisdom of a Christian mind, we are called to this day 
of remembrance and the house of prayer. Entering here, therefore, let us 
cross the threshold of eternal things, and commune with the Father who 
seeth in secret. 
Let us pray. 

C. Then shall the following prayers be said: 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, toward whose everlasting blessed- 
ness we ascend by the strong desire of the soul, and by patient 
continuance in well-doing; lead us by thine inspiration to seek our true 
life with thee, and earnestly to strive to enter into thy heavenly kingdom. 
Send out thy light and thy truth : let them lead us. 

Set us free from the bondage of self-will, and passion, and ungodly de- 
sire, that sin may not have dominion over us ; but that with a willing mind 
we may serve thee, the Lord of heaven and earth. 

Sanctify and renew us in the spirit of our minds. 

From unrighteous anger and an impatient temper; from an uncharitable 
judgment and readiness to believe evil ; from inordinate cares and needless 



IS 



THIRD SERVICE. 



anxieties; from complaints against thee and from rebellion against thy 
holy will : — 

O Lord, deliver us. 

Give us a wise and understanding heart, a fervent and faithful spirit, a 
love of holy things, and a longing for whatsoever is good and true. 

Lord \ fix our hearts on thee, 

O God, the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of 
turning, from whom cometh down every good and perfect gift : we ask of 
thee that wisdom which is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to 
be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without 
hypocrisy. Help us to walk with all holiness and meekness, with long- 
suffering, forbearing one another in love ; endeavoring to keep the unity of 
the spirit in the bond of peace. 

Help us, we pray thee, to live and walk in the spirit ; so may we fulfil the 
perfect law of love, A men. 

O merciful Father, as we have received the benefits of thy great good- 
ness, so we beseech thee to grant us always thy holy spirit ; that we may 
continually grow in thankfulness to thee, and be led into all truth. O 
Lord, strengthen our faith ; kindle in us a fervent love towards thee and 
our neighbor. Suffer us not, most gracious Father, to receive in vain the 
rich and precious treasure of thy word. May it purify us from evil, and 
increase in us those heavenly virtues which were manifest in Jesus. Hold 
thou us, that we may be delivered from all temptations, and may walk 
according to thy holy will unto our lives' end. Amen. 



UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 



\ < J dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but de- 
liver us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
for ever and ever. Amen. 

O Lord, open thou our lips, 

And our mouths shall show forth thy praise. 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God, 

Be honor and glory \ for ever and ever. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

The Lord's name shall be praised. 



C. The Lord's Prayer to be said by the minister and the people. 




•fourth ^etirfce. 



<^ Opening sentences : one or more to be said by the minister. 

I HEARD a great voice out of heaven saying: Behold the tabernacle 
of God is with men ; and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be 
his people, and he himself shall be with them and be their God. 

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new; I 
will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 

Thus saith the high and holy One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name 
is holy: I dwell in the high and holy place; with him also that is of a 
contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to 
revive the heart of the contrite ones. 

C Then shall the minister say: 

FORASMUCH as we are here assembled to unite in prayer and praise 
to Almighty God, it is meet that we engage in this service with 
humble minds and reverent hearts. We come to hold communion 
with him and with one another, to cast all our care upon him who careth 
for us, and to seek new strength in our battle with sin. Our Father is 
faithful, and we therefore trust him ; he is wise, and it is our desire to obey 
him ; he scatters his gifts with a bounteous hand, and we would receive 
them with thankful hearts ; he is merciful and gracious, patient and long- 
suffering; and so, like children, we turn to him, and seek his strength and 
blessing. 

Let us pray. 

C Then shall the following prayers be said : 

OGOD, our heavenly Father, from whom cometh every good and per- 
fect gift: we lift up to thee the voice of our thanksgiving; we praise 
thee for the life which thou hast given us, and the service to which thou 
hast appointed us, for the knowledge of thy will, and the inspirations of 
thy love : 

We praise thee, our Father in heaven. 

For the work we have strength to do, for the truth we are permitted to 
learn; for whatever good there has been in our past lives, and for the 
hopes that lead us on toward better things : 

We praise thee> O our God. 

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FOURTH SERVICE. 



For the revealing of thy presence in nature, and the tokens of thy wis- 
dom and power, in the least as in the greatest; for every moment of nearer 
communion with thy Spirit in all that is fair and glorious in the universe: 

We praise thee, 0 our God. 

For thy holy word of righteousness and truth, spoken by the wise and 
good in every age, made manifest in noble and saintly lives : 
We praise thee, O our God. 

For home and friends, for all the comfort and gladness of our lives, for 
encouragements to duty, for succor in temptation, for sympathy in sorrow, 
for the peace that is gained through strife, and the rest that comes after 
toil: 

We praise thee, O Lord, our Father in heaven. 

Make us less unworthy of all thy mercies, and give us grace to know 
and do thy holy will. 

Help us thus to praise thee, O our God, and to bless thy holy name for 
ever and ever. Amen. 

Eternal God, who dost commit to us the swift and solemn trust of life, 
lay to rest by the persuasion of thy spirit the resistance of our passion, 
indolence, and fear. Consecrate with thy presence the way our feet must 
go, and the humblest work will shine and the roughest places be made 
plain. Lift us above unrighteous anger and mistrust into faith, and hope, 
and charity, by a simple and steadfast reliance on thy sure will, that so we 
may be modest in our time of wealth, patient under disappointment, ready 
for danger, serene in death, and confident of everlasting life. Amen. 

C. The Lord's Prayer : to be said by the minister and the people. 

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom 
come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us 
from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

To the Only Holy, the First and the Last, be thanksgiving and praise : 

From all kindreds and tongues on earth, and the voices of saints in 
heaven. Amen. 



C Opening sentences : one or more to be said by the minister. 

THE way of man is not in himself alone ; it is not in man that walketh 
to direct his steps. 
Thoughts of peace, saith the Lord, do I think towards you ; ye shall go 
and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you ; ye shall seek me, and find 
me, when ye shall search for me with all your hearts. 

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God 
dwelleth in you ? 

The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 

<L Then shall the minister say : 

IT is surely as sweet and needful as it is fitting that we should spend in 
the house of prayer a part of our day of rest. Almighty God hath 
revealed himself as one to whom we may give thanks for the blessings of 
life, whom we may seek for guidance in our difficulties, for strength in our 
weakness, for pardon of our sins, and for renewal of our spirits. Let our 
resolutions of obedience, our worship, and our submission have faith and 
love in them, as well as sincerity and earnestness ; so will this be a 
true meeting-time between the Father in heaven and his children on earth. 
Let us pray. 

C Then shall the following prayers be said : 

ALMIGHTY God, all thy works praise thee, and the children of men 
offer thee the homage of adoring hearts. By thy wonders in heaven 
and earth and sea and sky ; by thy sleepless watchfulness and care ; by the 
use and varied beauty of thy creation ; and by the fulness of thy bounty 
unto all, may thy Holy Spirit bring us near to thee. 

May thy Holy Spirit bring us near to thee, and keep us mindful of thy 
presence. 

By all the mysteries we have not fathomed ; by the sovereignty of life, 
and the certainty of death ; by the change and decay of all things tempo- 
ral, and the immortality of things that cannot die ; by the burden of the 
cross, and the victory of faith, strengthen thou our grateful confidence. 

Strengthen thou our grateful confidence, and deepen our trust in thee. 

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FIFTH SERVICE. 



By all thy dealings with each one of us ; by all the chances and changes 
which enrich or despoil us ; by the hopes and fears, the successes and 
failures of this transitory life, teach us to lean on thee. 

Teach us to lean on thee, and trust thy tender care. 

By all the loving-kindness, and tender mercies that have followed us 
from our birth until now; and by every act of bounty which has filled our 
cup with joy, — by these and all thy benefits, O Lord, help us to learn the 
daily lessons of thy providence. 

Help us to learn the daily lessons of thy providence, and to abide in thee for 
evermore. 

O thou who art the Rest of the weary, and the Strength of the strong, 
we would stay our souls on thee. Thou givest power to the faint, and to 
them that have no might thou increasest strength. Keep, we beseech 
thee, thy church and household continually in thy true religion ; make us 
thine obedient children, and heirs of eternal life ; defend us by thy mighty 
power, that we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger. In all 
time of our tribulation, in all time of our prosperity, in life and in death, O 
most merciful and loving Father, may we put our trust in thee. Amen. 

C. The Lord's Prayer : to be said by the minister and the people. 

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but 
deliver us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

O Lord, open thou our lips, 

And our mouths shall show forth thy praise. 

All glory be to him who created the light, and commanded it to shine 
on the face of the deep. 

How much more glorious is that light which shines in upon our minds 
from his holy spirit and his eternal word. 

Praise ye the Lord. 

The Lords name shall be praised. 



C. Sentences : one or more to be said by the minister. 

HOW beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth 
good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings 
of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God 
reigneth. 

The spirit of the Lord shall be upon him : the spirit of wisdom and 
understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and 
of the fear of the Lord. 

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men. 

C. Then shall the minister say: 

IN the glad joy of our Christmas-tide we come together to celebrate the 
birth of a new spirit in the world, and that old yet ever new miracle 
which is in the beginnings of life, in the power of innocency, and in the 
divinity of childhood. Here let us learn the true humility of a child; here 
may the voice speak to us of the coming kingdom of peace; so that, heed- 
ing its divine prompting, we may look no more back, but press forward 
to the mark of our high calling, even unto the heritage reserved for all 
God's sons who strive to do his righteous will. 
Let us pray. 

C. Then shall be said the following prayers : 

FATHER in heaven, who hast chosen for thy temple the spirits of all 
faithful men, and didst abundantly sanctify with thine indwelling the 
soul of him of humble birth who was the light, the life, the way of all the 
sons of men that would follow in his footsteps, we thank thee for this 
priceless gift to mankind which was in Jesus. 

O Lord, we thank thee for the life of yesns, and the deathless glory of 
his gospel. 

Fix our hearts this day upon his life and example, and make us one 
with him in patience and pureness, in love, in trust, in divine forgiveness, 
in entire self-sacrifice. 

So that as with him we may be one with thee, O Father. 

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A SERVICE FOR CHRISTMAS. 



As disciples of him who was witness of thy grace and truth, and who in 
his hour of darkness was but closer and dearer to thee, may we see in him 
thy purpose in us; and in all that we think and do and suffer, desire 
nothing but faithfulness to thy service and nearness to thy love. 

And of his fulness may we all receive, and grace for grace. Amen. 

O thou whose eye is over all the children of men, and who hast called 
them by thy Prince of Peace into a kingdom not of this world ; send forth 
his spirit speedily into the dark places of our guilt and woe, and arm it 
with the piercing power of thy grace. May it reach the heart of every 
oppressor, and make arrogancy dumb before thee. Let it still the noise 
of our strife and the tumult of the people ; put to shame the false idols of 
every mind ; carry faith to the doubting, hope to the fearful, strength to 
the weak, light to the mourner; and more and more increase the pure 
in heart who see their God. Amen. 

H The following prayer may be used in place of the one preceding, at the discretion of 

the minister. 

OGOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just 
works do proceed : sanctify unto us, we pray thee, the rich and 
holy gift of thine abounding love which is manifest to the world in this 
glad festival of universal joy ; help us to attain unto the fulness of its bless- 
ing, that Christ may be born afresh to us this day, in deeper love and 
reverence for thee, in nobler sense of human brotherhood, in hunger and 
thirst after righteousness, in eager longing for the spirit of peace ; and may 
the passion of his faith, and the patience of his love be shared by us this 
day in quickening consciousness of our eternal sonship to thee, his God 
and our God, his Father and our Father, forevermore. Amen. 



C. The Lord's prayer: to be said by the minister and the people. 

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation : but 
deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 



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C. Sentences : one or more to be said by the minister. 

LO, the winter is past, the snow is over and gone ; the flowers appear 
on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voices 
of spring are heard in the land. 

Fear not, O land ; be glad and rejoice ; for the Lord will do great 
things. 

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, but the word of our God shall 
stand for ever. 

The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath 
given me life. 

C Then shall the minister say : 

WITH hearts and minds open to the holy inspirations of this season 
when all nature prophesies to man, let us rejoice in that Christian 
gospel which interprets the prophecy, and celebrates with gladness the 
triumph of life over death, of spiritual continuance through all outward 
change. May we find in ourselves, fulfilment of this outward prophecy, 
through inward newness of life, that so, casting off the work of darkness to 
put on the armor of light, and led by the hope that is full of immortality, 
we may press forward in glad and faithful service unto that world in which 
is fulness of joy and life everlasting. 
Let us pray. 

C. Then shall the following prayers be said : 

ETERNAL God whose endless life abides, and through all changes 
is for ever the same, we adore thee amid the signs of thy glorious 
presence, and the reviving tokens of thy faithfulness. All seasons are 
thine, and thou livest beneath the snows of winter and in the warm breath 
of summer days. Thine is death, and thine the life which grows from 
death, as daylight streams from darkness. 

O Lord, how manifold are thy works; in wisdom hast thou made them 
all 

Thou causest the sun to shine with fervent heat, and callest forth the 
soft winds, which open the frozen earth, and give back to us the leaf 

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and flower. Earth and air and sky are vocal with thy praise, and throb 
with thine abounding life. 

As a vesture shalt thou change them and they shall be changed ; but thou 
art the same, and thy years shall have no e?td. 

Lord of our life and Disposer of our lot ! Inspire us, we pray thee, with 
a divine faith in the loftiness and eternity of our lives ; subdue us to the 
waiting trust and lowly patience of those who have lived as fellow-workers 
with thee ; and most of all of him whose victory over death is the prophecy 
of our triumph, if only like him we lay hold of eternal life. Day by day, 
remembering that our time is short, may we grow in faith, in self-denial, 
in charity, in heavenly-mindedness ; in the purity by which we may see 
thee; and the surrender which makes us one with thee. And then, mingle 
us at last with our loved ones, and with the mighty host of thy redeemed 
for evermore. Amen. 

O GREAT and gracious Presence, above, below, around, within, the 
Life of all that lives : thou sendest forth thy breath, and we are 
created : thou openest thy hand and we are filled with good. To every 
faith bowed down, and every love laid in its grave, thou bringest a new 
uplifting and a heavenly birth: and to ignorance and weakness and sin 
thou givest light and strength, and the tender healing of forgiveness. Hav- 
ing received such ministry and gracious regard, let us set our affections on 
things above, that so we may finally know the hope of thy calling and the 
riches of that inheritance, which thou didst manifest to him whom we 
remember this day, and with him be deemed worthy of the crown of 
immortality. Amen. 



UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom 



come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those 
who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us 
from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 



<L The Lord's Prayer: to be said by the minister and the people. 




a ^tttoitt fot t^e 'Bapttjsm of children 



C. The parents with the child or children to be baptized being present and standing 
before the minister, the minister shall read one or more of the following sentences : 

HEAR, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord ; and thou shalt love 
the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and 
with all thy might. And these words which I command thee this day shall 
be upon thine heart; and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy child- 
ren, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou 
walkest by the way, and when thou risest up. 

The promise is unto you and to your children, and to all that are afar 
off, even as many as the Lord your God shall call. 

And Jesus took a young child, and set him in the midst of them, and 
when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall 
receive one of such children in my name receiveth me ; and whosoever 
shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say unto 
you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father 
who is in heaven. 

And they brought young children to him that he should touch them, 
and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw 
it, he was much displeased, and said unto them : Suffer the little children 
to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 
Verily, I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as 
a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, 
put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 

C, Then shall the minister say : 

IN the presence of this congregation of the Church of God, we are about 
to dedicate this child to the love and service of Almighty God. This 
water is the emblem of that purity which was in Jesus, through whose gos- 
pel we are called to holiness of living. May the God of love consecrate 
unto us this service, that we who are of the family of this household of faith 
may receive this child into the peculiar charge of our sympathy and love ; 
that as (he) shall grow in stature and in wisdom and wax strong in spirit, 
(he) shall find in this family of the people of God congenial fellowship for 

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(his) soul's abiding joy. Through this sacred rite may this church assume 
to itself a solemn burden of responsibility for this child's sake : that (he) 
and we together grow in the fellowship of a pure religious faith, and in the 
way of truth whose law is perfect freedom. 

C. Then shall the minister say to the parent or parents of the child presented for bap- 
tism, taking each child in turn where more than one are to be baptized : 

YOU present this child for baptism in token of your belief that (he) is 
God's child, and of your desire so to nurture and train (him) that he 
may ever seek to know and to do God's holy will. 
Is this your purpose? 
Answer. It is. 

Do you therefore promise that you will faithfully instruct this child in 
the way of religious truth, as best you can understand it; and will stead- 
fastly endeavor to rear (him) in the nurture and admonition of the Lord? 

Answer. We do. 

Name this child. 

C Then shall the minister baptize the child, repeating the name and saying : 

IN the faith, fellowship, and hope of the gospel, I dedicate thee to God, 
our Father in Heaven. 

C. Or 

I BAPTIZE thee in the name of God our Father, and into the faith and 
fellowship of the religion of Jesus Christ. 

<L In either case this benediction may be added to the words of baptism. 

MAY the Lord bless thee and keep thee : the Lord cause his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : the Lord lift up the 
light of his countenance upon thee and give thee peace. Amen. 

C After all the children presented have been duly baptized, the minister shall say: 

J^ET us pray. 

C, Prayer : to be said by minister and people. 

ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, who hast promised unto us that 
thou wilt not only be our God, but the God and Father of our 
children, we welcome this child into the bosom of thy Church, and into 
the fellowship of those who love thee and strive to do thy will ; grant unto 
(him) thy best blessings of body and soul, that (he) may pass, safely 



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through the temptations and trials of this life, and have part with all thy 
faithful children in the blessedness of the life eternal. Amen. 

C, Prayer: to be said by minister alone. 

ENDUE these thy servants, O God, with wisdom from above, that they 
may tenderly and faithfully educate and preserve this child whom 
we now bless in thy name. Help them in thine own way to consecrate to 
thy service this gift of thy goodness, so that in years to come it may rise 
up and call them blessed. Counsel them in all their perplexities, sustain 
them in the exercise of their duties, and the discharge of their responsi- 
bilities, and grant that theirs may be the joy of seeing their child grow 
in strength, and wisdom, and grace, obedient to thy will for evermore. 
Amen, 



a <&zvtoitt for atimissjsfott into t^e C^utc^. 

C. Sentences : to be read by the minister. 

WHEREWITH shall I come before the Lord and bow myself before 
the high God? He hath showed thee, O man, what is good ; and 
what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and 
to walk humbly with thy God. 

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together 
in unity. 

And it shall come to pass, saith the Lord, that I will pour out my spirit 
upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; your 
old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. 

The first of all the commandments is, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all 
thy strength : this is the first commandment. And the second is like, 
namely this : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; on these two com- 
mandments hang all the law and the prophets. 

Brethren, I count not myself to have attained ; but this one thing I do : 
forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward unto those 
things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high 
calling of God in Christ Jesus. 

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy 
of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, 
with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, endeavoring to keep 
the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. 

C, Then shall the minister say: 

IT is surely fitting and altogether good that those who are agreed in the 
deep things of the spirit should walk in one company together, and 
bear witness to the truth by their fellowship in the gospel. We are met 
at this time to give welcome to these brethren who desire to unite with 
us in this household of worship. May the God of love, whose service is 
perfect freedom, sanctify unto us and to them this bond of fellowship ; that 
together we may steadfastly follow after the things that make for peace, 
and the things wherewith we may edify one another. 
Let us pray. 

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3r 



C The Lord's prayer : to be said by the minister and people. 

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but 
deliver us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

C Then shall the minister say to those about to be received into membership : 

THIS church is a Unitarian church, of the Congregational order ; and 
in common with other churches of our fellowship " it accepts the 
religion of Jesus, holding in accordance with his teaching that practical 
religion is summed up in love to God and love to man." 
The Covenant of this Church is in these words: * 

" In the love of the truth, and in the spirit of Jesus we unite for the 
worship of God and the service of man." 

Do you genuinely desire to enter into this Covenant with us, and walk 
together with us in the way of God s law? y 

Ansiver. I do. 

41 Then shall the members of the church present rise and remain standing 1 , while 
the minister extends the right hand of fellowship to each candidate in turn, saying : 

IN behalf of the . . . (giving name of the church) ... I extend to 
you the right hand of fellowship, and give you cordial welcome to 
our household of faith. May the blessing of God hold us ever together 
in the unity of the spirit and the bond of peace. 
Let us pray. 

<L Prayer: to be said by the minister. 

OGOD, our heavenly Father, who hast commanded us to love one an- 
other as thy children, and hast ordained the highest friendship in the 
bond of thy spirit, we beseech thee to maintain and preserve us always in 
the same, to thy glory and our mutual comfort ; that we may be perfected 
together in that love' which is from above, and which never faileth when 
all other things fail. Send down the dew of thy heavenly grace upon us, 
that we may have joy in each other that passeth not away ; and having 

* The form of Covenant here inserted is used in many Unitarian churches. Where another 
has been adopted, it will be used in place of this. 



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lived together in love here, according to thy commandment, may live 
for ever together, in thy glorious kingdom hereafter, being made one with 
thee. Amen. 



GOD, our Father, Good beyond all that is good, Fair beyond all that 



is fair, in whom is calmness and peace, bring us into a unity of 
spirit which may bear some likeness to thy sublime nature. And as thou 
art above all things, make us one by the fellowship of a good mind, that 
through bonds of affection we may be spiritually one, as well in ourselves 
as in each other, through that peace of thine which maketh all things 
peaceful. Amen, 



C, Or this: 




Communion ^etirfce. 



([, Opening sentences : one or more to be read by the minister. 

WHOSOEVER will be chief among you, let him be your servant; 
even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to 
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God ; and every one that 
loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not 
God ; for God is love. 

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I 
have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. This is my 
commandment: That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his 
friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 

If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his 
cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it ; 
but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and 
open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with 
me. 

C Then shall the minister say: 

WE are assembled here to meditate together on the life and death of 
Jesus, that we may consecrate ourselves more earnestly to the 
service of God and of one another. In his acts of love and sympathy for 
the suffering, his compassion and help for the weak and sinful, he has left 
us an example that we should follow his steps. In communion with him, 
and with all who have been faithful servants of God, counting not their 
lives dear unto themselves, we now offer our prayers together to our 
Father in heaven. 
Let us pray. 

C. Prayer: to be said by the minister. 

GRANT us, O God, according to the riches of thy glory, to be 
strengthened with might by thy power; that the spirit of Jesus may 
dwell in our hearts by faith ; that we, being rooted and grounded in love, 
may be able to comprehend what is the breadth, and length, and depth, 
and height, and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that 
we may be filled with all the fulness of God. Amen, 
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C. The Lord's Prayer : to be said by the minister and the people. 

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but 
deliver us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

C. Then may follow a hymn and an address. 
C Then shall the minister read this scripture: 

THE Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took 
bread ; and, when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, 
eat: this is my body which is broken for you. This do in remembrance 
of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, 
saying: This cup is the new testament in my blood. This do ye as oft 
as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 

C Then shall the minister break the bread and pass it to those assisting for distribution, 

saying : 

r Jj^AKE, eat: in remembrance of Christ. 

C. Or this: 

SO in remembrance of Jesus of Nazareth, and of all those since his day 
who have sought to live the Christ-like life, let us eat of this bread. 

C Then shall the minister pour the wine, and delivering the cups to those assisting, 

say : 

J^RINK ye this in remembrance of Christ. 

C, Or this: 

SO in remembrance of Jesus, and those near and dear to us who have 
departed this life in faith and trust, let us drink of this cup. 

C Or if the elements are not to be distributed, the minister, after breaking the bread 
and pouring the wine, may say : 

THROUGH these symbols, consecrated unto us by the example of 
Jesus, and the tender associations of the Church of God through 
many centuries, let us renew to our hearts sacred memories of him whose 
life enriched all human living by its sublime trueness, and whose heroic 



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sacrifice in death has been the unfailing inspiration of the generations 
that have followed him. 
Let us pray. 

C Then shall be said the following prayers, the people speaking the words in italics. 

OGOD, Father of our spirits, we thank thee that through the gospel of 
Jesus, we who were afar off are made nigh, and are no longer 
strangers, but children of the household of God. 

Help us to walk worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called, with all 
lowliness and meekness, forbearing one another in love, endeavoring to keep 
the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. 

We remember in this our communion, and beseech thee to bless the 
multitudes of every name who are joined with us in our household of faith, 
our brethren throughout the world. 

Wilt thou in mercy remember and bless them all, that there may be one 
fold and one shepherd. 

We remember with affection the dear friends who have been with us in 
former days, but have gone from our earthly communion. We would 
keep our love for them unwasted and unchanged till we meet again in a 
better world. 

May we so live now that our souls may be in fellowship with their glori- 
fied spirits. 

We remember the fathers of our faith from the beginning : prophets, 
apostles, martyrs, and saints, all who have wrought righteousness and 
walked with thee. 

May we be one with them in faith and holiness, and heirs of their 
blessings. 

We remember all who are in sickness and distress, absent from home, 
and in foreign lands ; and we commend them to thy protection, comfort, 
and grace. 

We remember in charity all who have done or wished us ill ; forgiving 
our enemies, as we wish to be forgiven of thee. 

We remember the whole family of man, our brethren, beseeching thee 
that they may dwell together in peace and good-will, and so adorn the 
gospel of Jesus. 

That the e?tds of the earth may see the salvation of our God. 

We pray for the young, that they may be under the watchful care of thy 
love, may find true and wise teachers and friends, ever ready to counsel 



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and to help, and may grow up in the fear of the Lord, and the love of all 
that is worthy and good. 

And unto us, O Lord, vouchsafe thy gicidance ; that as thy children we 
may live before thee in righteousness and love and in the joy of thy holy 
spirit. 

Accept, O Father, Ever-blessed God, these our supplications, keep us 
always in thy love, and let our offerings find favor in thy sight. Amen. 

C Then shall the minister say this prayer: 

GRANT unto us, Almighty God, that we, communing with one 
another and with thee, may feel our hearts burn within us, until all 
pure and just and holy things are lovely to us, and we find nothing to fear 
but that which is hateful in thine eyes. Let thy peace possess our souls, 
while we look to thy loving-kindness and tender mercy to lift us above that 
which is low and mean; and, at last, give to the spirit within us a perfect 
victory, and bring us safe through death into life everlasting. Amen. 

C The service may conclude with a hymn and benediction. 



General pvaytvfr 



THANKSGIVING. 

OLORD God, Father of mercies, the Fountain of comfort and blessing, 
who fillest heaven with thy glory, and earth with thy goodness : 
we offer thee most earnest and humble thanks for the gifts of nature and 
of grace, the support of every moment, and the comforts of every day. We 
beseech thee to fill our hearts with thy praise ; that our thankfulness to 
thee may be great as are our needs, and that thy grace may so strengthen 
our purposes that our lives may be a thank-offering to thee, unto whom we 
ascribe all honor and glory. Amen. 



CONFESSION. 

MOST merciful Father, who knowest the depths of our hearts : we 
confess unto thee that we continually fall short of that holiness 
which thou dost require in thy children ; we forget or neglect the duties 
that we owe to thee and to our fellow-men. Help us to make our penitence 
for these shortcomings a repentance unto new life. Guide us by thy 
Spirit, and give us strength to overcome the weakness which leads us into 
sin ; that so being made acceptable in thy sight, we may dwell as children 
in thy presence for evermore. Amen. 



FOR LIGHT. 

OLORD our God, who turnest into morning the shadows of night, 
grant that we may be children of the light and of the day. Let the 
sun of thy righteousness shine in our hearts. Enlighten our reason, make 
clear our conscience, and purify our affections. We give ourselves to thee 
this day, beseeching thee so to rule and govern us by thy Spirit that faith- 
less distrust and all evil thoughts may be driven from our minds ; that we 
may walk with joy in the light of thy countenance and in the way of thy 
salvation. Amen. 

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FOR BEST GIFTS. 

OGOD, who hast taught us how good it is to follow the holy desires 
which thou hast put into our hearts, and how grievous it is to lose 
the love of whatever beauty and goodness our minds have once beheld : 
give us grace, we beseech thee, at all times, to desire and seek the best 
gifts. Forgive, we pray, the imperfections of the best offering we can make 
to thee. Kindle thou our sacrifice by the heavenly fire of thine own good- 
ness and love ; and may we so truly find thee here in our prayer that we 
shall never lose thee, but dwell in thy holy presence henceforth, and even 
for evermore. Amen. 

FOR UNITY OF SPIRIT. 

OTHOU, who art the one God and Father of all, who hast breathed 
thine own spirit into thy children, and made us to be at one with 
each other as members of thy household, enable us, we beseech thee, to 
keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. Amid diversities of 
knowledge and of faith, may we be made one in spirit, in brotherly affection, 
and in devotion to thy holy will. Deliver us, we pray thee, from all blind- 
ness and prejudice, and whatsoever else would turn our hearts from one 
another. By the charity of our temper and thoughts may we show forth 
the power of the gospel of love ; and may we live in peace and unity with 
all our brethren, as followers of the Prince of Peace. Amen. 

FOR PEACE AND REST. 

OTHOU Unseen, but not unknown, in thee alone can our spirits find 
true rest and peace ; and in thy love is our highest joy. Preserve 
in our hearts that peace which passeth understanding. In all thy holy dis- 
cipline of trouble and pain grant us the patience of hope, and the faith that 
is rooted and grounded in love. In prosperity or adversity may we live as 
thy children, and ever grow in love to thee, and in devotion to thy will. 
Amen. 

FOR GRACE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE. 

OGOD, whose kingdom cometh in spirit and in power, and who sendest 
thy word like the dew that falleth silently upon the earth : grant 
that all who contend for the faith which thou hast given them may never 
injure it by clamor and impatience, but, speaking thy precious truth in 
love, may so present it that men may see in it thy goodness and thy 
beauty, who art the only true God. Amen. 



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FOR WISDOM AND STRENGTH. 



LMIGHTY God, of thy great fulness we beseech thee to give to our 



y \ need and want, that we who lack wisdom may receive of thee who 
givest liberally and without upbraiding, and we who lack faith may receive 
strength and power to do those things that we should do, and be restrained 
from doing those things that we should not do. So, reverently loving thee 
and keeping thy commandments, grant that we may pass through the 
duties and trials of this life safe into the eternal rest. Amen. 



LMIGHTY God, we beseech thee that, as the sun doth shine upon 



/\ this fair world, so thy light may shine upon our spirits, upon our 
conscience, upon our love ; that we may yield unto thee the fruits thou 
dost delight in, even the fruits of a quiet, peaceable, honorable life ; and 
that we may have good hope of thine eternal presence. Amen. 



GRANT unto us, Almighty God, that we, feeling toward thee as chil- 
dren, may trust where we cannot see, and hope where all seems 
doubtful, ever looking unto thee as our Father that doeth all things well, 
our Father that ordereth all. Thus, knowing that all things are in thy 
hands, may we abide thy time, patiently doing the work thou hast given 
us to do. Mercifully give us peace in the hour of death, and afterward an 
abundant entrance into the life eternal. Amen. 



OTHOU who sayest in our hearts, Before the universe was, I am ; of 
whom all is ; from whom naught can be taken, thou God and Father 
of all help and comfort: give unto us grace, that we may all with one 
accord earnestly and sincerely seek the truth. Let us not declare with our 
lips the things which are not in our hearts; neither let us be heedless of 
the things which our hearts may declare unto us ; but encourage within us 
an abiding trust in thine all-comprehending goodness ; that our souls may 
not hunger and thirst in vain, and we be starved by our own folly in the 
midst of thine abundance. Amen. 




FOR SPIRITUAL FRUITFULNESS. 




FOR TRUST. 



FOR SINCERITY. 



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PRAYERS. 



FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE. 

OTHOU who art the strength of all souls, give us grace to work while 
it is day, fulfilling diligently and patiently whatever duty thou ap- 
pointest us, doing small things in the day of small things, and great labors 
if thou dost summon us to any; rising and working, sitting still and suffer- 
ing, according to thy word, as disciples of Jesus Christ. Amen. 



FOR GRACE TO SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS. 

OLORD, renew our spirits and draw our hearts upon thyself, that our 
work may not be to us a burden, but a delight; and give us such 
a mighty love as may sweeten all our obedience. Oh, let us not serve 
thee with the spirit of bondage as slaves, but with the cheerfulness and 
gladness of children, delighting ourselves in thee and rejoicing in thy 
work. Amen. 

FOR ALL WHO ARE IN AFFLICTION. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Comfort of the sad, the Strength 
of all who suffer, let the prayers of those who cry out of any tribula- 
tion come unto thee ; and may they rejoice to find that thy mercy is 
present with them in their afflictions. Let all who are beset by fears, 
troubled by poverty, worn by illness, all who are wronged and op- 
pressed, the lonely, the suffering, the weary and heavy-laden, be sustained 
by thy might, consoled by thy tenderness, and cherished by thy fatherly 
compassion. Amen. 



FOR SHELTER FROM THE STORM. 

ALMIGHTY God, the Refuge of all that are distressed, grant unto us 
that in all trouble of this our mortal life we may flee to thy loving- 
kindness and tender mercy, that so, sheltering ourselves therein, the storms 
of life may pass over us, and not shake thy peace that is within us. 
Whatsoever this life may bring us, grant that it may never take from us 
the full faith that thou art our Father. Grant us thy light, that we may 
have life abundantly from thee. Amen. 



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FOR COMFORT AND REST. 

OLORD, our God, who art as the shadow of a great rock in a weary 
land, who beholdest us, thy children, weary of labor, weary of pleas- 
ure, weary of hope deferred, weary of self, in thine abundant compassion 
and unutterable tenderness, bring us, we pray thee, unto thy rest. Amen. 

FOR COMMEMORATION. 

MOST merciful God, we thank thee for all who have walked in thy 
light, and especially for those near to us and dear, in whose lives 
we have seen thine excellent glory and beauty. May we know that out 
of the body as in the body they are with thee, and that, when these earthly 
days come to an end, it is not that our service of thee and of one another 
may cease, but that it may begin anew. Make us glad in all who have 
faithfully lived ; make us glad in all who have peacefully died. Lift us 
into light and love and purity and blessedness; and give us at last our 
portion with those who have trusted in thee, and sought in all things to do 
thy holy will. And unto thy blessed name do we ascribe all honor and 
glory, world without end. Amen. 

FOR COMMEMORATION. 

INFINITE Life, Power, Beauty, Eternal Voice speaking in our souls; 
thine is the wisdom of the saint and seer, thine the light shining on the 
eyes of holy prophets, and thine the love that answereth and filleth every 
prayerful spirit. We bless thee for all the holy souls that reveal thee ; 
for all unknown and lowly people whose daily lives are offerings heroic, 
sweet, and beautiful to thee; and for thy voice that speaketh within. Oh, 
may we heed thy call, and rise into the liberty and joy of thy faithful 
children. Amen. 

A CLOSING PRAYER. 

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our neces- 
sities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: we beseech thee 
to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things which for our 
unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe 
to give us through thine infinite mercy. Amen, 



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OGOD, the Father of lights, in whom is no variableness nor shadow 
of turning, from whom cometh down every good and perfect gift, 
help us so to live in thy peace that even the night shall be light about us. 
O thou who dost neither slumber nor sleep, send out thy light and thy 
truth, till all men shall see thy glory, and the whole earth shall be full of 
the knowledge of God. Amen. 

OGOD, who givest us these quiet hours of holy thought and prayer: 
we thank thee for the rest which thou hast granted us, and the 
peace which thou hast breathed into our souls this day. As the shadows 
of evening gather, we commend our spirit to thy care. And when the 
morning calls us forth again to serve thee, may thy love renew the blessing 
which we have sought to-day. So, O God, in new strength for toil, and 
a holier spirit of devotion to thy will, may we receive thy merciful answer 
to our prayers. Amen. 

A LMIGHTY Father and keeper of our souls, who alone makest us to 



.XjL dwell in safety: refresh with quiet sleep this night those who are 
wearied with the labors of the day ; and mercifully protect from harm all 
who put their trust in thee, that, lying down in peace to take our rest, we 
may fear no evil, but confidently give ourselves into thy holy keeping. 
Amen. 




^elections from tf)e Book of faints. 



tfftjst ^election* 

i. 

Psalm I. 

BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, 
nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the 
scornful. 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law doth he medi- 
tate day and night. 

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth 
forth his fruit in his season ; his leaf also shall not wither ; and whatsoever 
he doeth shall prosper. 

The ungodly are not so : but are like the chaff which the wind driveth 
away. 

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the 
congregation of the righteous. 

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : but the way of the 
ungodly shall perish. 



Psalm III. 




ORD, how are they increased that trouble me ! many are they that 
' rise against me. 



Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. 
But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of 
mine head. 

I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy 
hill. 

I laid me down and slept ; I awaked ; for the Lord sustained me. 
Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : thy blessing is upon thy people. 



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Psalm IV. 

HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness : thou hast enlarged 
me when I was in distress ; have mercy upon me, and hear my 

prayer. 

Know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the 
Lord will hear when I call unto him. 

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your 
bed, and be still. 

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. 

There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Lord, lift thou 
up the light of thy countenance upon us. 

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : for thou, Lord, only 
makest me dwell in safety. 

Psalm V. 

GIVE ear to my words, O Lord ; consider my meditation. 
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God : for unto 
thee will I pray. 

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I 
direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness : neither shall 
evil dwell with thee. 

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: 
and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness ; make thy way straight before 
my face. 

Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice : let them ever shout for 
joy, because thou defendest them : let them also that love thy name be joy- 
ful in thee. 

For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous ; with favor wilt thou compass 
him as with a shield. 

II. 

Psalm VII. 

OLORD my God, in thee do I put my trust : save me and deliver me. 
Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end ; but establish 
the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts. 

My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 
I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing 
praise to the name of the Lord most high. 



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Psalm VIII. 

OLORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! who 
hast set thy glory above the heavens. 
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength 
because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the 
avenger. 

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers ; the moon and 
the stars, which thou hast ordained ; 

What is man that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man that thou 
visitest him? 

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned 
him with glory and honor. 

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou 
hast put all things under his feet: 

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field ; the fowl of the air, 
and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the 
seas. 

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! 



^econD ^election, 

i. 

Psalm IX. 

1WILL praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart ; I will shew forth 
all thy marvellous works. 
I will be glad and rejoice in thee : I will sing praise to thy name, O thou 
Most High. 

The Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for 
judgment. 

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judg- 
ment to the people in uprightness. 

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of 
trouble. 

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, 
hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 

Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion : declare among the 
people his doings. He forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 



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Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; consider my trouble, thou that liftest 
me up from the gates of death: 

That I may shew forth all thy praise, in the gates of the daughter of 
Zion : I will rejoice in thy salvation. 

For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the 
poor shall not perish for ever. 



Psalm X. 

WHY standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in 
times of trouble? 

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor : let them be taken in 
the devices that they have imagined. 

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, 
whom the Lord abhorreth. 

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after 
God : God is not all his thoughts. 

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he 
will never see it. 

Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up thine hand : forget not the humble. 

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, 
thou wilt not require it. 

The poor committeth himself unto thee ; thou art the helper of the 
fatherless. 

Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble : thou wilt prepare their 
heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear : 

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth 
may no more oppress. 

Psalm XI. 

IN the Lord put I my trust : how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to 
your mountain? 
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? 
The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven : his eyes 
behold the children of men. 

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness ; his countenance doth be- 
hold the upright. 



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II. 

Psalm XII. 

HELP, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from 
among the children of men. 
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I 
arise, saith the Lord. 

The words of the Lord are pure words : as silver tried in a furnace of 
earth, purified seven times. 

Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them for ever. 

Psalm XIII. 

HOW long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart 
daily? 

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God : lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep 
the sleep of death. 

I have trusted in thy mercy ; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. 

Psalm XIV. 

THE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. 
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works. 
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people 
as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord. 

There were they in great fear : for God is in the generation of the 
righteous. 

Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge. 

Psalm XV. 




ORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy 
- hill? 



He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the 
truth in his heart. 

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor, 
nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor. 

He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that doeth 
these things shall never be moved. 



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C^ftti ^election* 

i. 

Psalm XVI. 




RESERVE me, O God : for in thee do I put my trust. 

Oh, my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord. 



The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup : thou main- 
tainest my lot. 

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places : yea, I have a goodly 
heritage. 

I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel. I have set the Lord 
always before me : because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall 
rest in hope. 

For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, neither wilt thou suffer 
thine Holy One to see corruption. 

Thou wilt shew me the path of life : in thy presence is fulness of joy; at 
thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 

Psalm XVII. 

HEAR the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my 
prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 
Thou hast proved mine heart ; I am purposed that my mouth shall not 
transgress. 

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me 
from the paths of the destroyer. 

Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God : incline thine ear 
unto me, and hear my speech. 

Show thy marvellous loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right 
hand them which put their trust in thee. 

Keep me as the apple of the eye ; hide me under the shadow of thy 
wings. 

Arise, O Lord, deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: 
From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which 

have their portion in this life. 

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness : I shall be satisfied, 

when I awake, with thy likeness. 



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II. 

Psalm XVIII. 

I WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength. 
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; my God, 
my strength, in whom I will trust. 

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised : so shall I be 
saved from mine enemies. 

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men 
made me afraid. 

The sorrows of hell compassed me about : the snares of death prevented 
me. 

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God : he 
heard my voice, and my cry came before him. 

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 

He brought me forth also into a large place ; he delivered me, because 
he delighted in me. 

For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his stat- 
utes from me. 

Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteous- 
ness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful ; with an upright man 
thou wilt shew thyself upright ; with the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure ; 
and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. 

For thou wilt light my candle : the Lord my God will enlighten my 
darkness. 

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a 
buckler to all those that trust in him. 

For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God? 

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation : and thy right hand 
hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 

The Lord liveth; and blessed be my Rock; and let the God of my sal- 
vation be exalted. 

Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, and sing praises unto 
thy name. 



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fourth ^election, 

i. 

Psalm XIX. 

THE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth 
his handywork. 

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowl- 
edge. 

There is no speech nor language ; their voice is not heard. 

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end 
of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as 
a strong man to run a race. 

His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the 
ends of it : and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul : the testimony of 
the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the command- 
ment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. 

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the 
Lord are true and righteous altogether. 

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold : 
sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 

Moreover by them is thy servant warned : and in keeping of them there 
is great reward. 

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins ; let them not have 
dominion over me : then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from 
the great transgression. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be accept- 
able in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. 

Psalm XXIII. 

THE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie 
down in green pastures : he leadeth me beside the still waters. 
He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for 
his name's sake. \ 



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Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will 
fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they com- 
fort me. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life : and 
I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. 

Psalm XXIV. 

THE earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they 
that dwell therein. 



For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the 
floods. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his 
holy place? 

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; 

Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the 
God of his salvation. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting 
doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. 

Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty. The Lord 
mighty in battle. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors ; 
and the King of glory shall come in. 

Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. 



NTO thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in 



Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed : let them be ashamed 
which transgress without cause. 

Show me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy paths. 

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me ; for thou art the God of my 
salvation. 

Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses ; for 
they have been ever of old. 

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor thy transgressions : according 
to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 




II. 



Psalm XXV. 




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Good and upright is the Lord : therefore will he teach sinners in the 
way. 

The meek will he guide in judgment : and the meek will he teach his 
way. 

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his 
covenant and his testimonies. 

For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 

What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the 
way that he shall choose. 

His soul shall dwell at ease ; and his seed shall inherit the earth. 

The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him ; and he will show 
them his covenant. 

Mine eyes are ever towards the Lord ; for he shall pluck my feet out of 
the net. 

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate 
and afflicted. 

The troubles of my heart are enlarged : Oh, bring thou me out of my 
distresses. 

Look upon mine affliction and my pain ; and forgive all my sins. 
O keep my soul, and deliver me : let me not be ashamed ; for I put my 
trust in thee. 

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me ; for I wait on thee. 
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. 



tfftfti& ^election* 

i. 

Psalm XXVI. 

JUDGE me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have 
trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I shall not slide. 
Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; for thy loving-kindness is before 
mine eyes : and I have walked in thy truth. 

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O 
Lord : 

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy 
wondrous works. 

Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where 
thine honor dwelleth. 



FIFTH SELECTION. 



S3 



Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men : 
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 
But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity : redeem me, and be merci- 
ful unto me. 

Psalm XXVII. 

THE Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the 
Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom shall I be afraid ? 
Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear : 
though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after : that I may 
dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty 
of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. 

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion : in the 
secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; he shall set me up upon a 
rock. 

Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, 
yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. 

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice : have mercy also upon me, 
and answer me. 

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, 
Lord, will I seek. 

Hide not thy face far from me ; thou hast been my help ; leave me not, 
neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me 
up. 

Teach me thy way, 0 Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of 
mine enemies. 

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in 
the land of the living. 

Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine 
heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. 

Psalm XXVIII. 

UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my rock ; be not silent to me. 
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee. 
Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my sup- 
plications. 

The Lord is my strength and my shield ; my heart trusted in him, and 



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I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth ; and with my song will 
I praise him. 

The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. 
Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance : feed them also, and lift 
them up for ever. 



IVE unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and 



Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name ; worship the Lord in 
the beauty of holiness. 

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : the God of glory thundereth : 
the Lord is upon many waters. 

The voice of the Lord is powerful ; the voice of the Lord is full of 
majesty. 

The Lord sitteth upon the flood ; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever. 
The Lord will give strength unto his people ; the Lord will bless his 
people with peace. 



I WILL extol thee, O Lord ; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not 
made my foes to rejoice over me. 

0 Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 

Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remem- 
brances of his holiness. 

In his favor is life : weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in 
the morning. 

In my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 

Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou 
didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 

1 cried to thee, O Lord ; and unto the Lord I made supplication. 
Hear, O Lord ; and have mercy upon me : Lord, be thou my helper. 
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off 

my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. 

O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. 



II. 



Psalm XXIX. 




Psalm XXX. 



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&txty ^election* 
i. 

Psalm XXXI. 

IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; let me never be ashamed : deliver 
me in thy righteousness. 
Bow down thine ear to me ; deliver me speedily : be thou my strong 
rock, for a house of defence to save me. 

For thou art my rock and my fortress ; therefore for thy name's sake 
lead me, and guide me. 

Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord 
God of truth. 

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my 
trouble ; thou hast known my soul in adversities. 

Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble. For my life is 
spent with grief, and my years with sighing. 

But I trusted in thee, 0 Lord : I said, Thou art my God. My times 
are in thy hand. 

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant : save me for thy mercies' sake. 

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that 
fear thee ; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the 
sons of men ! 

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of 
man : thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 

Blessed be the Lord : for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in 
a strong city. 

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes : nevertheless 
thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 

Oh, love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, 
and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope 
in the Lord. 

Psalm XXXII. 

BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, 
and in whose spirit there is no guile. 

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. 



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I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord : and thou for- 
gavest the iniquity of my sin. 

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when 
thou mayest be found. 

Surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. 

Thou art my hiding place : thou shalt preserve me from trouble ; thou 
shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go : I 
will guide thee with mine eye. 

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : but he that trusteth in the Lord, 
mercy shall compass him about. 

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye 
Jiat are upright in heart. 



EJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the 



For the word of the Lord is right ; and all his works are done in truth. 
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness 
of the Lord. 

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made ; and all the host of 
them by the breath of his mouth. 

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap : he layeth up the 
depth in storehouses. 

Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand 
in awe of him. 

For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded, and it stood fast. 
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to 
all generations. 

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people whom he 
hath chosen for his own inheritance. 

The Lord looketh from heaven ; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 

From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of 
the earth. 

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them 
that hope in his mercy; 

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 



II. 



Psalm XXXIII. 




upright. 



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Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he is our help and our shield. 
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy 
name. 

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. 



$>zUnty ^election* 

i. 

Psalm XXXIV. 

I WILL bless the Lord at all times : his praise shall continually be in 
my mouth. 

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the humble shall hear 
thereof, and be glad. 

Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my 
fears. 

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not 
ashamed. 

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all 
his troubles. 

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and 
delivereth them. 

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good : blessed is the man that trusteth 
in him. 

Oh, fear the Lord, ye his saints : for there is no want to them that fear 
him. 

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the 
Lord shall not want any good thing. 

Come, ye children, hearken unto me : I will teach you the fear of the 
Lord. 

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may 
see good? 

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 
Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace, and pursue it. 
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto 
their cry. 

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remem- 
brance of them from the earth. 



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The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all 
their troubles. 

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such 
as be of a contrite spirit. 

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him 
out of them all. 

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : and none of them that 
trust in him shall be desolate. 

Psalm XXXVI. 

THY mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens ; and thy faithfulness reacheth 
unto the clouds. 

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a 
great deep : O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 

How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! therefore the children of 
men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 

They shall be abundantly satisfied ; and thou shalt make them drink of 
the river of thy pleasures. 

For with thee is the fountain of life : in thy light shall we see light. 

Oh, continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee ; and thy 
righteousness to the upright in heart. 

II. 

Psalm XXXVII. 

FRET not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against 
the workers of iniquity. 
Trust in the Lord, and do good ; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and 
verily thou shalt be fed. 

Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of 
thine heart. 

Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him ; and he shall bring 
it to pass. 

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judg- 
ment as the noonday. 

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him : fret not thyself because of 
him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked 
devices to pass. 

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : fret not thyself in any wise to do 
evil. 



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For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : yea, thou shalt 
diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 

But the meek shall inherit the earth ; and shall delight themselves in the 
abundance of peace. 

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many 
wicked. 

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright : and their inheritance shall 
be for ever. 

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time : and in the days of famine 
they shall be satisfied. 

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again : but the righteous sheweth 
mercy, and giveth. 

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth 
in his way. 

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord 
upholdeth him with his hand. 

I have been young, and now am old ; yet have I not seen the righteous 
forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 

Depart from evil, and do good ; and dwell for evermore. 

For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are 
preserved for ever. 

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of 
judgment. 

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. 
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green 
bay tree. 

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he 
could not be found. 

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright : for the end of that man 
is peace. 

The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : he is their strength in the 
time of trouble. 

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them : he shall save them 
because they trust in him. 



6o THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



dftg^ ^election. 

i. 

Psalm XXXVIII. 

MINE iniquities are gone over mine head : as a heavy burden they 
are too heavy for me. 
I am troubled ; I am bowed down greatly ; I go mourning all the day 
long. 

Lord, all my desire is before thee ; and my groaning is not hid from 
thee. 

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me : as for the light of mine eyes, 
it also is gone from me. 

In thee, O Lord, do I hope : thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 

I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. 

For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. 

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I 
follow the thing that good is. 

Forsake me not, O Lord : O my God, be not far from me. 

Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. 

Psalm XXXIX. 

I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue : I 
will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good ; and my 
sorrow was stirred. 

My heart was hot within me ; while I was musing the fire burned : then 
spake I with my tongue, 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it 
is; that I may know how frail I am. 

Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth; and mine age is as 
nothing before thee : verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. 

Surely every man walketh in a vain show : surely they are disquieted in 
vain : he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. 
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 
Deliver me from all my transgressions : make me not the reproach of 
the foolish. 

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; because thou didst it. 



EIGHTH SELECTION. 



61 



When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his 
beauty to consume away like a moth : surely every man is vanity. 

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace 
at my tears : for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my 
fathers were. 

Oh, spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be 
no more. 

II. 

Psalm XL. 

I WAITED patiently for the Lord ; and he inclined unto me, and heard 
my cry. 

He brought me up also out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a 
rock, and established my goings. 

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God : 
many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. 

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not 
the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 

Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, 
and thy thoughts which are to us-ward : they cannot be reckoned up in 
order unto thee : if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than 
can be numbered. 

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire ; mine ears hast thou opened : 
burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 

I delight to do thy will, O my God : yea, thy law is within my heart. 

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation : lo, I have not 
refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. 

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart ; I have declared thy 
faithfulness and thy salvation : I have not concealed thy loving-kindness 
and thy truth from the great congregation. 

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord : let thy loving- 
kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have 
taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up ; therefore my heart 
faileth me. 

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : let such as love 
thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. 

But I am poor and needy ; yet the Lord thinketh upon me : thou art my 
help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. 



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Bint]) ^election. 



i. 



Psalm XLI. 




LESSED is he that considereth the poor : the Lord will deliver him 



The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive ; and he shall be blessed 
upon the earth. 

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing : thou wilt 
make all his bed in his sickness. 

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned 
against thee. 

But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up. 
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. 
Amen, and Amen. 



S the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after 



il thee, O God. 

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and 
appear before God ? 

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say 
unto me, Where is thy God? 

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me : 
For I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of 
God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy-day. 

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? 
hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him for the help of his counte- 
nance. 

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water-spouts : all thy waves 
and thy billows are gone over me. 

Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in the daytime, and in 
the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within 
me? 

Hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my 
countenance, and my God. 



in time of trouble. 



Psalm XLII. 




NINTH SELECTION. 



63 



Psalm XLIII. 

JUDGE me, 0 God, and plead my cause : for thou art the God of my 
strength. 

Oh, send out thy light and thy truth : let them lead me ; let them bring 
me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 

Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy : 

Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God. 

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within 
me? 

Hope in God : for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my coun- 
tenance, and my God. 

II. 

Psalm XLVI. 

GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though 
the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea: 

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains 
shake with the swelling thereof. 

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, 
the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. 

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help 
her, and that right early. 

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. 
Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in 
the earth. 

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth ; he breaketh the 
bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the 
fire. 

Be still, and know that I am God : I will be exalted among the heathen, 
I will be exalted in the earth. 

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. 



64 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



Cent^ ^election* 

i. 

Psalm XLVIII. 

GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, 
in the mountain of his holiness. 
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the 
sides of the north, the city of the great King. 

We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of thy 
temple. 

According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the 
earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. 

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of 
thy judgments. 

Walk about Zion, and go round about her : tell the towers thereof. 

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces ; that ye may tell it to 
the generation following. 

For God is our God for ever and ever : he will be our guide even unto 
death. 

Psalm XLIX. 

HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 
Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall 
be of understanding. 

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of 
their riches ; 

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a 
ransom for him : 

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and 
their dwelling-places to all generations ; they call their lands after their 
own names. 

Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts that 
perish. 

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave : for he shall 
receive me. 



TENTH SELECTION. 



65 



Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house 
is increased; 

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not 
descend after him. 

Though while he lived he blessed his soul (and men will praise thee, 
when thou doest well to thyself), he shall go to the generation of his 
fathers. 

Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that 
perish. 

II. 

Psalm L. 

THE mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth 
from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence. 

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may 
judge his people. 

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness ; for God is judge 
himself. 

Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against 
thee : I am God, even thy God. 

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings continu- 
ally before me. 

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee : for the world is mine, and the 
fulness thereof. 

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the Most High: 
And call upon me in the day of trouble : I will deliver thee, and thou 
shalt glorify me. 

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my 
statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. 

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine 
own mother's son. 

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence : thou thoughtest that I 
was altogether as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set them in order 
before thine eyes. 

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me : and to him that ordereth his con- 
versation aright will I shew the salvation of God. 

5 



66 



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cftebent^ ^election* 



i. 



Psalm LI. 

HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness : ac- 
cording unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my 
transgressions. 

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me. 

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight. 

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts : and in the hidden part 
thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash me, and I shall be 
whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones 
which thou hast broken may rejoice. 

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 

Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit 
from me. 

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free 
Spirit. 

O Lord, open thou my lips ; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. 
For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give it : thou delightest not 
in burnt offering. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, 
O God, thou wilt not despise. 



IVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my 



Attend unto me, and hear me : I mourn in my complaint. 
My heart is sore pained within me : and the terrors of death are fallen 
upon me. 

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath over- 
whelmed me. 

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove ! for then would I fly away, 
and be at rest. 

Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. 
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. 



Psalm LV. 




ELEVENTH SELECTION. 



67 



As for me, I will call upon God ; and the Lord shall save me. 

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : and he 
shall hear my voice. 

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against 
me : for there were many with me. 

God shall hear, even he that abideth of old. Because they have no 
changes, therefore they fear not God. 

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee : he shall 
never suffer the righteous to be moved. 

II. 

Psalm LVI. 

BE merciful unto me, O God : for they be many that fight against me, 
O thou Most High. 
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not 
fear what flesh can do unto me. 

When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; 
for God is for me. 

In God will I praise his word : in God have I put my trust: I will not 
be afraid what man can do unto me. 

For thou hast delivered my soul from death : wilt not thou deliver my 
feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? 

Psalm LVII. 

BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me : for my soul trust- 
eth in thee : yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, 
until these calamities be overpast. 

I will cry unto God Most High ; unto God that performeth all things for 
me. 

He shall send from heaven, and save me. God shall send forth his 
mercy and his truth. 

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all 
the earth. 

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed : I will sing and give praise. 

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people : I will sing unto thee 
among the nations. 

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens : let thy glory be above all 
the earth. 



68 



THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



Cttielft^ ^election. 

i. 

Psalm LXI. 

HEAR my cry, O God ; attend unto my prayer : from the end of the 
earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed. 
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever : I will trust in the covert of thy 
wings. 

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage 
of those that fear thy name. 

So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform 
my vows. 

Psalm LXII. 

TRULY my soul waiteth upon God : from him cometh my salvation. 
He only is my rock and my salvation ; he is my defence ; I shall 
not be greatly moved. 

My soul, wait thou only upon God ; for my expectation is from him. 
He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my defence ; I shall not be 
moved. 

In God is my salvation and my glory : the rock of my strength, and my 
refuge, is in God. 

Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour out your heart before him : 
God is a refuge for us. 

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery. 
If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 

God hath spoken once ; twice have I heard this ; that power belongeth 
unto God. 

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy : for thou renderest to every 
man according to his work. 

Psalm LXIII. 

OGOD, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : my soul thirsteth 
for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where 
no water is ; 

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 
Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 



TWELFTH SELECTION. 



69 



Thus will I bless thee while I live : I will lift up my hands in thy name. 
My soul shall be satisfied ; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : 
When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night 
watches. 

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings 
will I rejoice. 

My soul followeth hard after thee : thy right hand upholdeth me. 

II. 

Psalm LXV. 

PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion : and unto thee shall the vow 
be performed. 

Oh, thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 

Iniquities prevail against me : as for our transgressions, thou shalt 
purge them away. 

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach 
unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts. 

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy 
temple. 

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our 
salvation ; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them 
that are afar off upon the sea : 

Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with 
power : 

Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the 
tumult of the people. 

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy token : thou 
makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou greatly enrichest it with 
the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when 
thou hast so provided for it. 

Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : thou settlest the furrows 
thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing 
thereof. 

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. 

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills 
rejoice on every side. 

The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over 
with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. 



THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



€#rteenfl& ^election* 

i. 

Psalm LXVI. 

MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands : sing forth the honor of 
his name : make his praise glorious. 
All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee ; they shall 
sing to thy name. 

He ruleth by his power for ever ; his eyes behold the nations : let not 
the rebellious exalt themselves. 

Oh, bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be 
heard : 

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be 
moved. 

For thou, O God, hast proved us : thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath 
done for my soul. 

I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my 
tongue. 

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me : but verily 
God hath heard me : he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 

Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy 
from me. 



Psalm LXVII. 

GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine 
upon us ; that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving 
health among all nations. 

Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the people praise thee. 
Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the 
people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. 

Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the people praise thee. 
Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God 
shall bless us. 

God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. 



THIRTEEETH SELECTION. 



II. 

Psalm LXVIII. 

LET the righteous be glad ; let them rejoice before God : yea, let them 
exceedingly rejoice. 
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: 

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his 
holy habitation. 

God setteth the solitary in families : he bringeth out those which are 
bound with chains. 

Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, thou didst confirm thine inher- 
itance, when it was weary. 

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein : thou, O God, hast prepared of 
thy goodness for the poor. 

The Lord gave the word : great was the company of those that 
published it. 

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive : thou hast 
received gifts for men. 

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God 
of our salvation. 

He that is our God is the God of salvation ; and unto God the Lord be- 
long the issues from death. 

Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the 
Lord ; 

The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his 
people. Blessed be God. 

Psalm LXX. 

MAKE haste, O God, to deliver me ; make haste to help me, O Lord. 
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : and let 
such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 
But I am poor and needy; make haste unto me, O God. 
Thou art my help and my deliverer ; O Lord, make no tarrying. 



THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



fourteenth ^election* 

i. 

Psalm LXXI. 

IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. 
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline 
thine ear unto me, and save me. 

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort : 
thou hast given commandment to save me ; for thou art my rock and my 
fortress. 

For thou art my hope, O Lord God : thou art my trust from my 
youth. 

I am as a wonder unto many ; but thou art my strong refuge. 
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honor all the day. 
Cast me not off in the time of old age ; forsake me not when my 
strength faileth. 

0 God, be not far from me : O my God, make haste for my help. 

1 will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. 

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the 
day. 

I will go in the strength of the Lord God : I will make mention of thy 
righteousness, even of thine only. 

0 God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I 
declared thy wondrous works. 

Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not ; 
until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power 
to every one that is to come. 

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things : 
O God, who is like unto thee ! 

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me 
again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. 

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 

1 will also praise thy truth, O my God : unto thee will I sing, O thou 
Holy One of Israel. 

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee ; and my soul, 
which thou hast redeemed. 



FOURTEENTH SELECTION. 



7.3 



Psalm LXXIII. 

TRULY God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 
But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh 
slipped. 

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 
For there are no bands in their death : but their strength is firm. 
They are not in trouble as other men ; neither are they plagued like 
other men. 

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain ; violence covereth 
them as a garment. 

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the 
Most High? 

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world ; they increase 
in riches. 

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in 
innocency. 

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. 
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me ; 
Until I went into the sanctuary of God ; then understood I their end. 
Nevertheless I am continually with thee : thou hast holden me by my 
right hand. 

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I 
desire besides thee. 

My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the strength of my heart, and 
my portion for ever. 

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish. 

But it is good for me to draw near to God : I have put my trust in the 
Lord God, that I may declare all thy works. 

II. 

Psalm LXXVII. 

I CRIED unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice ; and 
he gave ear unto me. 
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : my soul refused to be 
comforted. 

I remembered God, and was troubled : I complained, and my spirit was 
overwhelmed. 

Thou holdest mine eyes waking : I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 



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THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. 

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own 
heart: and my spirit made diligent search. 

Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favorable no more? 

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? 

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender 
mercies? 

And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the 
right hand of the Most High. 

I will remember the works of the Lord : surely I will remember thy 
wonders of old. 

I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings, 

Thou art the God that doest wonders : thou hast declared thy strength 
among the people. 

Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy foot- 
steps are not known. 



tftfteent^ ^election* 

i. 

Psalm LXXVIII. 

GIVE ear, O my people, to my law : incline your ears to the words of 
my mouth. 

I will open my mouth in a parable : I will utter dark sayings of old : 

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 

We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to 
come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works 
that he hath done. 

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, 
which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known 
to their children : 

That the generation to come might know them, even the children which 
should be born ; who should arise and declare them to their children : 

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of 
God, but keep his commandments : 

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation ; 
a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stead- 
fast with God. 



FIFTEENTH SELECTION. 



75 



Psalm LXXIX. 

OH, remember not against us former iniquities : let thy tender mercies 
speedily prevent us ; for we are brought very low. 
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name : and deliver 
us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. 

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the 
greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die ; 

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for 
ever: we will show forth thy praise to all generations. 

Psalm LXXXIV. 

HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts ! 
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord : 
my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 

Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, 
where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, 
and my God. 

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be still praising thee. 
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; 

In whose heart are the ways of them who passing through the valley of 
weeping make it a well. 

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appear- 
eth before God. 

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. 

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a 
doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of 
wickedness. 

For the Lord God is a sun and shield : the Lord will give grace and 
glory : no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 



II. 

Psalm LXXXV. 

LORD, thou hast been favorable unto thy land ; thou hast forgiven the 
iniquity of thy people ; thou hast covered all their sin. 
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 
Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. 



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I will hear what God the Lord will speak : for he will speak peace unto 
his people, and to his saints : but let them not turn again to folly. 

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may dwell in 
our land. 

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have 
kissed each other. 

Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and righteousness shall look down 
from heaven. 

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good ; and our land shall yield 
her increase. 

Righteousness shall go before him ; and shall set us in the way of his 
steps. 

Psalm LXXXVI. 

BOW down thy ear, O Lord, hear me : for I am poor and needy. 
Preserve my soul ; O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth 
in thee. 

Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I cry unto thee daily. 
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my 
soul. 

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy 
unto all them that call upon thee. 

Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my sup- 
plications. 

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : for thou wilt answer 
me. 

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, 
O Lord ; and shall glorify thy name. 

For thou art great, and doest wondrous things ; thou art God alone. 

Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I will walk in thy truth : unite my heart 
to fear thy name. 

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify 
thy name for evermore. 

For great is thy mercy toward me ; thou hast delivered my soul. 

Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffer- 
ing, and plenteous in mercy and truth. 

Oh, turn unto me, and have mercy upon me : give thy strength unto 
thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. 



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^ixtttntt) ^election, 

i. 

Psalm LXXXIX. 

I WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever : with my mouth will 
I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. 
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt 
thou establish in the very heavens. 

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord : thy faithfulness also 
in the congregation of the saints. 

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had 
in reverence of all them that are about him. 

O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy 
faithfulness round about thee? 

Thou rulest the raging of the sea : when the waves thereof arise, thou 
stillest them. 

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the 
fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. 

The north and the south thou hast created them. Tabor and Hermon 
shall rejoice in thy name. 

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne : mercy and truth 
shall go before thy face. 

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound : they shall walk, O 
Lord, in the light of thy countenance. 

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness 
shall they be exalted ; for thou art the glory of their strength. 

The Lord is our defence. Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, 
and Amen. 



Psalm XC 

LORD, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. 
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst 
formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou 
art God. 

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, 
and as a watch in the night. 



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Thou earnest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep : in the 
morning they are like grass which groweth up. 

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut 
down, and withereth. 

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of 
thy countenance. 

The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if by reason of 
strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; 
for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto 
wisdom. 

0 satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all 
our days. 

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and 
the years wherein we have seen evil. 

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their 
children. 

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us : and establish 
thou the work of our hands upon us ; yea, the work of our hands establish 
thou it. 

II. 

Psalm XCI. 

HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under 
the shadow of the Almighty. 

1 will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in 
him will I trust. 

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the 
noisome pestilence. 

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou 
trust : his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that 
flieth by day. 

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor for the destruction 
that wasteth at noonday. 

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand : 
but it shall not come nigh thee. 

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the Most 
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There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy 
dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy 
ways. 

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a 
stone. 

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him : I 
will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : I will be with him in 
trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. 

With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. 



^efcenteenty ^election. 

i. 

Psalm XCII. 

IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto 
thy name, O Most High: 
To shew forth thy loving-kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness 
every night. 

For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph 
in the works of thy hands. 

O Lord, how great are thy works ! and thy thoughts are very deep. 

A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. 

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree : he shall grow like a 
cedar in Lebanon. 

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the 
courts of our God ; they shall still bring forth fruit in old age. 

To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no 
unrighteousness in him. 

Psalm XCIII. 

THE Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed 
with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself. 
The world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. 
Thy throne is established of old : thou art from everlasting. 
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice ; 
the floods lift up their waves. 



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The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than 
the mighty waves of the sea. 

Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, 
for ever. 



How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers 
of iniquity boast themselves? 

They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, and afflict thine heritage. 

They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. 

Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob 
regard it. 

Understand, ye brutish among the people : and ye fools, when will ye 
be wise? 

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall 
he not see? He that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? 

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him 
out of thy law; 

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity. 

For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his 
inheritance. 

But judgment shall return unto righteousness : and all the upright in 
heart shall follow it. 

Who will rise up for me against the evil doers? or who will stand up for 
me against the workers of iniquity? 

Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. 

When I said, My foot slippeth ; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. 

In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my 
soul. 

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth 
mischief by a law? 

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and 
condemn the innocent blood. 

But the Lord is my defence ; and my God is the rock of my refuge. 





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Si 



ei$t)ttznty ^election* 



L 



Psalm XCV. 




COME, let us sing unto the Lord : let us make a joyful noise to 



Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful 
noise unto him with psalms. 

In his hand are the deep places of the earth : the strength of the hills 
is his also. 

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. 
Oh, come, let us worship and bow down : let us kneel before the Lord 
our maker. 

For he is our God ; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep 
of his hand. 

Psalm XC VI. 

OH, sing unto the Lord a new song : sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 
Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation 
from day to day. 

Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. 
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised. 

Honor and majesty are before him : strength and beauty are in his 
sanctuary. 

Give unto the Lord, Oh ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord 
glory and strength. 

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name : bring an offering, 
and come into his courts. 

Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness : fear before him, all 
the earth. 

Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth : the world also shall be 
established that it shall not be moved : he shall judge the people 
righteously. 

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; let the sea roar, and 
the fulness thereof. 



the Rock of our salvation. 



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THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein ; then shall all the trees of 
the wood rejoice before the Lord : 

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth : he shall judge the 
world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. 



HE Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be 



Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment 
are the habitation of his throne. 

His lightnings enlightened the world : the earth saw, and trembled. 

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence 
of the Lord of the whole earth. 

The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. 

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil : he preserveth the souls of his saints ; 
he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ; and give thanks at the remembrance 
of his holiness. 



Psalm XCVIII. 

H, sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous 
things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the 



The Lord hath made known his salvation : his righteousness hath he 
openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. 

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of 
Israel. 

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth : make a loud noise, and 
rejoice, and sing praise. 

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell 
therein. 

Let the floods clap their hands : let the hills be joyful together before 
the Lord. 

For he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the 
world, and the people with equity. 



Psalm XCVII. 




II. 



victory. 



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Psalm XCIX. 

THE Lord reigneth ; and he is high above all the people. 
Let them praise thy great and terrible name ; for it is holy. 
Thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness. 
Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is 
holy. 

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call 
upon his name ; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them. 

They kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. 

Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God : thou wast a God that forgavest 
them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. 

Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill ; for the Lord our 
God is holy. 



&imtzmtl) ^election* 

1. 

Psalm C. 

MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands : serve the Lord with 
gladness : come before his presence with singing. 
Know ye that the Lord he is God : it is he that hath made us, and not 
we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. 
Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 

For the Lord is good ; his mercy is everlasting ; and his truth endureth 
to all generations. 

Psalm CI. 

I WILL sing of mercy and judgment : unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. 
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when wilt thou 
come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. 

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes : I hate the work of them 
that turn aside ; it shall not cleave to me. 

A froward heart shall depart from me : I will know no evil thing. 
Whoso slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that hath a 
high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. 

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land that they may dwell 
with me : 



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He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 
He thatworketh deceit shall not dwell within my house. He that telleth 
lies shall not tarry in my sight. 

Psalm cil. 

HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee. 
Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble ; 
incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. 

My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like 
grass. 

But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all 
generations. 

When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. 

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. 

This shall be written for the generation to come : and the people which 
shall be created shall praise the Lord. 

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven 
did the Lord behold the earth ; 

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed 
to death; 

He weakened my strength in the way ; he shortened my days. 

I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days : thy years 
are throughout all generations. 

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are 
the work of thy hands. 

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : yea, all of them shall wax old 
like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be 
changed. 

But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. 



II. 

Psalm CIII. 

BLESS the Lord, 0 my soul : and all that is within me, bless his holy 
name. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits : 
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who healeth all thy diseases ; 
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with 
loving-kindness and tender mercies; 



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Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; so that thy youth is 
renewed like the eagle's. 

The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are 
oppressed. 

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in 
mercy. 

He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor rewarded us according to 
our iniquities. 

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward 
them that fear him. 

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our trans- 
gressions from us. 

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear 
him. 

For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust. 
As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower of the field, so he 
flourisheth. 

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof 
shall know it no more. 

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them 
that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children ; 

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his com- 
mandments to do them. 

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; and his kingdom 
ruleth over all. 

Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his com- 
mandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. 

Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his 
pleasure. 

Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion : bless the 
Lord, O my soul. 



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Ctoentfet^ ^election* 

i. 

Psalm CIV. 

BLESS the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; 
thou art clothed with honor and majesty: 
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out 
the heavens like a curtain : 

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : who maketh the 
clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: 
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire. 
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed 
for ever. 

Thou coverest it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood 
above the mountains. 

He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. 

They give drink to every beast of the field : the wild asses quench their 
thirst. 

By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing 
among the branches. 

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of 
man : that he may bring forth food out of the earth ; 

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 

Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the 
forest do creep forth. 

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 

The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in 
their dens. 

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening. 

O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them 
all : the earth is full of thy riches. 

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, 
both small and great beasts. 

These wait all upon thee ; that thou mayest give them their meat in due 
season. 

That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are 
filled with good. 



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Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou takest away their breath, 
they die, and return to their dust. 

Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created : and thou renewest the 
face of the earth. 

The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever : the Lord shall rejoice in 
his works. 

He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth : he toucheth the hills, and 
they smoke. 

I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will sing praise to my 
God while I have my being. 

My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord. 
Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord. 



II. 

Psalm CV. 

OH, give thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his name : make known his 
deeds among the people. 
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him : talk ye of all his wondrous works. 
Glory ye in his holy name : let the heart of them rejoice that seek the 
Lord. 

Seek the Lord, and his strength : seek his face evermore. 
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done ; his wonders, and 
the judgments of his mouth. 

He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth. 

Psalm CVI. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 
Who can utter the«mighty acts of the Lord? Who can shew forth all 
his praise? 

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at 
all times. 

Remember me, O Lord, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people : 
oh, visit me with thy salvation ; 

That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the glad- 
ness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. 

Blessed be the Lord God from everlasting to everlasting : and let all the 
people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord. 



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CtpentHfrSt ^election* 

i. 

Psalm CVII. 

OH, give thanks unto the Lord for he is good, for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the 
hand of the enemy; 

And gathered them out of the lands from the east, and from the west, 
from the north, and from the south. 

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way ; they found no city 
to dwell in. 

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 

Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them 
out of their distresses. 

And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of 
habitation. 

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his won- 
derful works to the children of men ! 

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with good- 
ness. 

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in afflic- 
tion and iron ; 

Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the 
counsel of the Most High. 

Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and 
there was none to help. 

Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out 
of their distresses. 

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake 
their bands in sunder. 

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonder- 
ful works to the children of men ! 

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his 
works with rejoicing. 

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; 



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These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. 
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the 
waves thereof. 

They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their 
soul is melted because of trouble. 

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out 
of their distresses. 

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 

Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto 
their desired haven. 

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his won- 
derful works to the children of men ! 

Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise 
him in the assembly of the elders. 

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water-springs into dry 
ground. 

He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into 
water-springs. 

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city 
for habitation ; 

And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of 
increase. 

He blessed them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffer- 
eth not their cattle to decrease. 

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, 
and sorrow. 

Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand 
the loving-kindness of the Lord. 

II. 

Psalm CVIII. 

OGOD, my heart is fixed ; I will sing and give praise, even with my 
glory. 

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people : and I will sing praises 
unto thee among the nations. 

For thy mercy is great above the heavens : and thy truth reacheth unto 
the clouds. 

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens ; and thy glory above all the 
earth ; 



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That thy beloved may be delivered : save with thy right hand, and an- 
swer me. God hath spoken in his holiness ; I will rejoice. 

Give us help from trouble : for vain is the help of man. Through God 
we shall do valiantly. 

Psalm CIX. 

HOLD not thy peace, O God of my praise ; for the mouth of the 
wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me : they 
have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 

They compassed me about also with words of hatred ; and fought 
against me without a cause. 

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. 
But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake : because thy 
mercy is good, deliver thou me. 

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 
Help me, O Lord my God: oh, save me according to thy mercy: 
That they may know that this is thy hand ; that thou, Lord, hast done it. 
Let them curse, but bless thou : when they arise, let them be ashamed ; 
but let thy servant rejoice. 

I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth ; yea, I will praise him 
among the multitude. 

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those 
that condemn his soul. 

Psalm CXI. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in 
the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. 
The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have 
pleasure therein. 

His work is honorable and glorious : and his righteousness endureth for 
ever. 

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered : the Lord is 
gracious and full of compassion. 

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his command- 
ments are sure. 

They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. 

He sent redemption unto his people : he hath commanded his cove- 
nant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding 
have all they that do his commandments : his praise endureth for ever. 



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1. 



Psalm CXII. 



PRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that 
delighteth greatly in his commandments. 
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness : he is gracious, and 
full of compassion, and righteous. 

A good man sheweth favor, and lendeth : he will guide his affairs with 
discretion. 

Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in ever- 
lasting remembrance. 

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the 



His heart is established, he shall not be afraid. 

Psalm CXIII. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the 
name of the Lord. 
Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for ever- 
more. 

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's 
name is to be praised. 

The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. 

Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, 

Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in 
the earth ! Praise ye the Lord. 



OT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for 



X ^1 thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 

Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their 
shield. 

The Lord hath been mindful of us : he will bless us. 

He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great. 

The Lord increase you more and more, you and your children. 



Lord. 



Psalm CXV. 




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Blessed are ye of the Lord which made heaven and earth. 

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he 
given to the children of men. 

We will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise 
the Lord. 



II. 

Psalm CXVI. 

I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon 
him as long as I live. 

The sorrows of death compassed me : I found trouble and sorrow. 
Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord, I beseech thee, 
deliver my soul. 

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; yea, our God is merciful. 
The Lord preserveth the simple : I was brought low, and he helped me. 
Return unto thy rest, O my soul ; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully 
with thee. 

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and 
my feet from falling. 

What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? 
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. 
I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. 
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 

0 Lord, truly I am thy servant, I am thy servant, and the son of thine 
handmaid : thou hast loosed my bonds. 

1 will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the 
name of the Lord. 

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. 
In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. 
Praise ye the Lord. 

Psalm CXVII. 

OH, praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 
For his merciful kindness is great toward us : and the truth of the 
Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord. 



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93 



CtoentH^frti ^election* 

i. 

Psalm CXVIII. 

OH, give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good ; for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever. 

Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 
I called upon the Lord in distress : the Lord answered me, and set me 
in a large place? 

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can men do unto me? 

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. 

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. 

The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. 

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the right- 
eous : the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. 

The Lord hath chastened me sore : but he hath not given me over unto 
death. 

Open to me the gates of righteousness : I will go into them, and I will 
praise the Lord. 

I will praise thee : for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 
The stone which the builders refused is become the head-stone of the 
corner. 

This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. 
This is the day which the Lord hath made ; we will rejoice and be glad 
in it. 

Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : O Lord, I beseech thee, send now 
prosperity. 

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord : we have blessed 
you out of the house of the Lord. 

God is the Lord, which hath showed us light. 

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee : thou art my God, I will exalt 
thee. 

Oh, give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 



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Psalm CXIX. 

BLESSED are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. 
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with 
the whole heart. 

They also do no iniquity : they walk in his ways. 
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. 
Oh, that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes ! 
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy com- 
mandments. 

I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned 
thy righteous judgments. 

I will keep thy statutes : oh, forsake me not utterly. 

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto 
according to thy word. 

With my whole heart have I sought thee : oh, let me not wander from 
thy commandments. 

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 

Blessed art thou, O Lord : teach me thy statutes. 

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 

I will delight myself in thy statutes : I will not forget thy word. 

II. 

DEAL bountifully with thy servant, that I may live and keep my word. 
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of 
thy law. 

I am a stranger in the earth : hide not thy commandments from me. 
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all 
times. 

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy 
testimonies. 

Thy testimonies also are my delight, and my counsellors. 
My soul cleaveth unto the dust : quicken thou me according to thy word. 
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy 
wondrous works. 

My soul melteth for heaviness : strengthen thou me according unto thy 
word. 

Remove from me the way of lying : and grant me thy law graciously. 
I have chosen the way of truth : thy judgments have I laid before me. 
I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my 
heart 



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CtoentiKourtty ^election* 




I unto the end. 

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law ; yea, I shall observe 
it with my whole heart. 

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments ; for therein do I 
delight. 

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity ; and quicken thou me in 
thy way. 

Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. 
Turn away my reproach which I fear : for thy judgments are good. 
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts : quicken me in thy 
righteousness. 

Let thy mercies come unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according 
to thy word. 

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth ; for I have 
hoped in thy judgments. 

So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. 

And I will walk at liberty : for I seek thy precepts. 

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. 

My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have 
loved ; and I will meditate in thy statutes. 

Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me 



This is my comfort in my affliction : for thy word hath quickened me. 
I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord ; and have comforted 
myself. 

Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. 
I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. 
Thou art my portion, O Lord : I have said that I would keep thy words. 
I entreated thy favor with my whole heart : be merciful unto me accord- 
ing to thy word. 

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 



to hope. 



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I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. 

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee, because of thy 
righteous judgments. 

I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy 
precepts. 

The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy : teach me thy statutes. 
Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word. 
Teach me good judgment and knowledge : for I have believed thy 
commandments. 

Before I was afflicted I went astray : but now have I kept thy word. 
Thou art good, and doest good : teach me thy statutes. 
It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn thy 
statutes. 

The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and 
silver. 

II. 

THY hands have made me and fashioned me : give me understanding, 
that I may learn thy commandments. 
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithful- 
ness hast afflicted me. 

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to 
thy word unto thy servant. 

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live : for thy law is 
my delight. 

Let my heart be sound in thy statutes ; that I be not ashamed. 
My soul fainteth for thy salvation : but I hope in thy word. 
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 
Quicken me after thy loving-kindness ; so shall I keep the testimony of 
thy mouth. 

For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. 

Thy faithfulness is unto all generations : thou hast established the earth, 
and it abideth. 

They continue this day according to thine ordinances : for all are thy 
servants. 

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in 
mine affliction. 

I will never forget thy precepts : for with them thou hast quickened me. 
I am thine, save me ; for I have sought thy precepts. 



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97 



€tt>entiKtft^ ^election* 

i. 

Psalm CXIX. {continued). 

OH how I love thy law ! it is my meditation all the day. 
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep 
thy word. 

I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. 
Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false 
way. 

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous 
judgments. 

I am afflicted very much : quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word. 

Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and 
teach me thy judgments. 

Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever: for they are the 
rejoicing of my heart. 

I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto 
the end. 

I hate vain thoughts : but thy law do I love. 
Thou art my hiding place and my shield : I hope in thy word. 
Depart from me, ye evil doers : for I will keep the commandments of 
my God. 

Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live : and let me not 
be ashamed of my hope. 

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe : and I will have respect unto thy 
statutes continually. 

Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. 

Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy 
statutes. 

I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy 
testimonies. 

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold ; yea, above fine gold. 
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right ; 
and I hate every false way. 

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II. 

THY testimonies are wonderful : therefore doth my soul keep them. 
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding 
unto the simple. 

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion 
over me. 

Deliver me from the oppression of man : so will I keep thy precepts. 
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant ; and teach me thy statutes. 
Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments. 
Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and very faith- 
fulness. 

Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth. 
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me : yet thy commandments 
are my delight. 

The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me under- 
standing, and I shall live. 

I cried with my whole heart ; hear me, O Lord : I will keep thy statutes. 

I cried unto thee ; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. 

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried : I hoped in thy 
word. 

Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. 

Hear my voice according unto all thy loving-kindness : O Lord, quicken 
me according to thy judgment. 

Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth. 

Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast 
founded them for ever. 



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99 



€tiozntp$txty ^election* 

i. 

Psalm CXIX. (continued). 

CONSIDER mine affliction, and deliver me : for I do not forget thy 
law. 

Plead my cause, and deliver me : quicken me according to thy word. 
Salvation is far from the wicked : for they seek not thy statutes. 
Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord : quicken me according to thy 
judgments. 

I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved ; because they kept not thy 
word. 

Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to 
thy loving-kindness. 

Thy word is true from the beginning : and every one of thy righteous 
judgments endureth for ever. 

Great peace have they which love thy law : and nothing shall offend them. 

Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. 

My soul hath kept thy testimonies ; and I love them exceedingly. 

Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord : give me understanding 
according to thy word. 

Let my supplication come before thee : deliver me according to thy word. 

My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 

My tongue shall speak of thy word : for all thy commandments are 
righteousness. 

Let thine hand help me ; for I have chosen thy precepts. 
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ; and thy law is my delight. 
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee ; and let thy judgments help me. 
I have gone astray like a lost sheep : seek thy servant; for I do not for- 
get thy commandments. 

Psalm CXXI. 

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. 
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that keepeth thee will not 
slumber., f C.i 



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THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. 
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : he shall preserve thy soul. 
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time 
forth, and even for evermore. 



II. 

Psalm CXXII. 

1WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the 
Lord. 

Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall prosper that love thee. 
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within 
thee. 

Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. 

Psalm CXXII. 

UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dvvellest in the heavens. 
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their mas- 
ters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress ; so our 
eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. 

Psalm CXXIV. 

IF it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say ; 
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up 
against us : 

Then they had swallowed us up, when their wrath was kindled against 
us : 

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our 
soul : 

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 
Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers : the snare 
is broken, and we are escaped. 

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 



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IOI 



Ctoent^jsefaent^ ^election* 



i. 



Psalm CXXV. 




HEY that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be 



As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round 
about his people from henceforth even for ever. 

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous ; 
lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. 

Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are up- 
right in their hearts. 

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead 
them forth with the workers of iniquity. 

But peace shall be upon Israel. 

Psalm CXXVI. 

WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like 
them that dream. 

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: 
then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things 
for them. 

The Lord hath done great things for us ; whereof we are glad. 
Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south. 
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 

He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless 
come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. 

Psalm CXXVII. 

EXCEPT the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: 
except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of 
sorrows : for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 



removed, but abideth for ever. 



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THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



Psalm CXXVIII. 

BLESSED is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his 
ways. 

For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands : happy shalt thou be, and 
it shall be well with thee. 

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. 
Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. 



II. 

Psalm CXXX. 

OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. 
Lord, hear my voice : let thine ear be attentive to the voice of my 
supplications. 

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning : 
I say, more than they that watch for the morning. 

Let Israel hope in the Lord : for with the Lord there is mercy, and with 
him is plenteous redemption. 

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 

Psalm CXXXIV. 

BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by 
night stand in the house of the Lord. 
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. The Lord 
that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. 



TWENTY-EIGHTH SELECTION. 



103 



CtoentiKte^ ^election. 

1. 

Psalm CXXXV. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, 
O ye servants of the Lord. 
Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of 
our God, 

Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is good : sing praises unto his name ; for 
it is pleasant. 

Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the 
seas, and all deep places. 

He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh 
lightnings for the rain ; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 

Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, 
throughout all generations. 

Psalm CXXXVI. 

OH, give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 
For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords : 
For his mercy endureth for ever. 
To him who alone doeth great wonders : 
For his mercy endureth for ever. 

To him that by wisdom made the heavens: to him that stretched out 
the earth above the waters: 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

To him that make great lights : the sun to rule by day : the moon and 
stars to rule by night : 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

Who remembered us in our low estate : and hath redeemed us from our 
enemies : who giveth food to all flesh : 
For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Oh, give thanks unto the God of heaven : 
For his mercy endureth for ever. 



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THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



II. 

Psalm CXXXVII. 

BY the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we 
remembered Zion. 
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and 
they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs 
of Zion. 

How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? 
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. 
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my 
mouth, if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 



Psalm CXXXVIII. 

1WILL praise thee with my whole heart. I will praise thy name for 
thy loving-kindness and for thy truth. 
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me 
with strength in my soul. 

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the 
words of thy mouth. 

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : for great is the glory of the 
Lord. 

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly. 

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me : thou shalt 
stretch forth thine hand, and thy right hand shall save me. 

The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me ; thy mercy, O Lord, 
endureth for ever: 

Forsake not the works of thine own hands. 



TWENTY-NINTH SELECTION. 



105 



Ctoent^mtnt^ ^election. 

1. 

Psalm CXXXIX. 

OLORD, thou hast searched me, and known me : thou knowest my 
downsitting and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar 

off. 

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with 
all my ways. 

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it 
altogether. 

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high, I cannot attain 
unto it. 

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy 
presence? 

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in the 
grave, behold, thou art there. 

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of 
the sea; 

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ; even the night shall be 
light about me. 

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the 
day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 

I will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous 
are thy works ; and that my soul knoweth right well. 

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the 
sum of them ! 

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : when I 
awake, I am still with thee. 

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my 
thoughts : 

I And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way 
everlasting. 



THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



Psalm CXL. 

I SAID unto the Lord, Thou art my God : hear the voice of my suppli- 
cations, O Lord. 

0 God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my 
head in the day of battle. 

1 know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the 
right of the poor. 

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name : the upright shall 
dwell in thy presence. 



II. 

Psalm CXLI. 

LORD, I cry unto thee : make haste unto me ; give ear unto my voice, 
when I call unto thee. 
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; and the lifting up of 
my hands as the evening sacrifice. 

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth ; keep the door of my lips. 
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with 
men that work iniquity. 

Let the righteous smite me ; it shall be a kindness : and let him reprove 
me. 

Mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave 
not my soul destitute. 

Psalm CXLII. 

I CRIED unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord 
did I make my supplication. I poured out my complaint before him ; 
I shewed before him my trouble. 

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. 
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would 
know me : refuge failed me ; no man cared for my soul. 

I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion 
in the land of the living. 

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name : the righteous 
shall compass me about ; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. 



THIRTIETH SELECTION. 



107 



C&fttfety ^election* 

1. 

Psalm CXLIII. 

HEAR my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy 
faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no 
man living be justified. 

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me ; my heart within me is 
desolate. 

I remember the days of old ; I meditate on all thy works ; I muse on 
the work of thy hands. 

I stretch forth my hands unto thee : my soul thirsteth after thee, as a 
thirsty land. 

Hear me speedily, O Lord ; my spirit faileth : hide not thy face from 
me. 

Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in thee do I 
trust : cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ; for I lift up my 
soul unto thee. 

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies : I flee unto thee to hide me. 

Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God : thy Spirit is good ; 
lead me into the land of uprightness. 

Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake : for thy righteousness' sake 
bring my soul out of trouble. 

Psalm CXLIV. 

BLESSED be the Lord my strength, my goodness, and my fortress ; 
my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I 

trust. 

Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him ! or the son of 
man, that thou makest account of him ! 

Man is like to vanity : his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 

Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down : touch the mountains, and 
they shall smoke. 



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THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



Deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh 
vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood : 

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our 
daughters may be as corner-stones, polished after the similitude of a 
palace : 

That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store; that there 
be no complaining in our streets. 

Happy is that people, that is in such a case : yea, happy is that people, 
whose God is the Lord. 



II. 

Psalm CXLV. 

I WILL extol thee, O God, my King ; and I will bless thy name for ever 
and ever. 

Every day will I bless thee ; and I will praise thy name for ever and 
ever. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; and his greatness is 
unsearchable. 

One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy 
mighty acts. 

I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous 

works. 

And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts : and I will declare 
thy greatness. 

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and 
shall sing of thy righteousness. 

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; slow to anger, and of 
great mercy. 

The Lord is good to all : and his tender mercies are over all his works. 

All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord ; and thy saints shall bless thee. 

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; 

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious 
majesty of his kingdom. 

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth 
throughout all generations. 

The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed 
down. 

The eyes of all wait upon thee ; and thou givest them their meat in due 

season. 



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Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 
The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon 
him in truth. 

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him : he also will hear their 
cry, and will save them. 

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord : and let all flesh bless his 
holy name for ever and ever. 

C^trtt^iSt ^election* 

1. 

Psalm CXLVI. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. 
While I live will I praise the Lord : I will sing praises unto my God 
while I have any being. 

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is 
no help. 

Happy is he whose hope is in the Lord his God : 

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : which 
keepeth truth for ever : 

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed : which giveth food to the 
hungry. 

The Lord looseth the prisoners : the Lord openeth the eyes of the 
blind : 

The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : the Lord loveth the 
righteous : 

The Lord preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth the fatherless and 
widow : but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 
The Lord shall reign for ever. Praise ye the Lord. 

Psalm CXLVII. 

PRAISE ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; for 
it is pleasant ; and praise is comely. 
The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : he gathereth together the outcasts 
of Israel. 

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 

He telleth the number of stars ; he calleth them all by their names. 



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THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 
The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the 
ground. 

Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto 
our God : 

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, 
who maketh grass grow upon the mountains. 

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. 

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in 
his mercy. 

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth : his word runneth very 
swiftly. 

He giveth snow like wool : he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? 
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : he causeth his wind to 
blow, and the waters flow. 



II. 

Psalm CXLVIII. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise 
him in the heights. 
Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye him, all his hosts. 
Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye stars of light. 
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the 
heavens. 

Let them praise the name of the Lord : for he commanded, and they 
were created. 

He hath also established them for ever and ever : he hath made a decree 

which shall not pass. 

Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps : 

Fire and hail ; snow and vapor ; stormy wind fulfilling his word : 

Mountains, and all hills ; fruitful trees, and all cedars : 

Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping things, and flying fowl : 

Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the 

earth : 

Both young men and maidens ; old men and children : 

Let them praise the name of the Lord : for his name alone is excellent. 

His glory is above the earth and heaven. Praise ye the Lord. 



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tffrgt ^election* 

GOME near, ye nations, to hear ; and hearken, ye people ; let the 
earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that 
come forth of it. 

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our 
King; he will save us. 

O Lord of hosts, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms 
of the earth ; thou hast made heaven and earth. 

Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see: 
and hear all our words. 

0 Lord, thou art my God ; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name ; for 
thou hast done wonderful things ; thy counsels of old are faithfulness 
and truth. 

For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his 
distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, and thou wilt 
take away the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread 
over all nations. 

Thou wilt swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe 
away tears from off all faces, and the rebuke of his people shall he take 
away from off all the earth : for the Lord hath spoken it. 

Thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of 
Israel. 

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their 
tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will 
not forsake them. 

1 will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the 
valleys : I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land 
springs of water. 



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That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, 
that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath 
created it. 

And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not ; I will lead 
them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before 
them, and crooked things straight. 

These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 

For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel : In returning and 
rest shall ye be saved ; in quietness and in confidence shall be your 
strength : 

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant 
with you : And this shall be the covenant that I will make with you ; 

I will put my law in your inward parts, and write it in your hearts ; and 
will be your God, and you shall be my people. 

And you shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man 
his brother, saying, Know the Lord : 

For you shall all know me, from the least of you unto the greatest of 
you, saith the Lord : for I will forgive your iniquity, and I will remember 
your sin no more. 



^econti ^election* 

LET every one that thirsteth come to the waters, and let him that hath 
no money come, buy and eat; 
Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your 
labor for that which satisfieth not? 

Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your 
soul delight itself in goodness. 

Incline your ear, and come unto me : hear, and your soul shall live : 
and I will make an everlasting covenant with you. 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he 
is near: 

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts : 
and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and 
to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, 
saith the Lord. 



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For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher 
than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth 
not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, 
that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth : it shall not 
return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it 
shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him, saith the 
Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord. 

Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before 
your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, 
he turn it into the shadow of death. 



WQitb ^election. 

COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a 
highway for our God. 

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made 
low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places 
plain : 

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it 
together : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 

The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? 

All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the 
field : 

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, when the breath of the Lord 
bloweth over it. 

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : but the word of our God shall 
stand for ever. 

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the 
small dust of the balance : behold, the isles are like flying stubble. 

All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less 
than nothing, and vanity. 

To whom, then, will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare 
unto him? 

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Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you 
from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the 
earth? 

It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants 
thereof are as grasshoppers : that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, 
and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : 

That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the 
earth as vanity. 

To whom, then, will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy 
One. 

Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, 
that bringeth out their host in order: 

He calleth them all by names, by the greatness of his might, because he 
is strong in power : 

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, 
the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is 
weary? his understanding is unsearchable. 

He giveth power to the faint ; and to the feeble abundant strength. 

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall 
utterly fall: 

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength ; they shall 
mount up with wings as eagles ; they shall run, and not be weary ; they 
shall walk, and not faint. 



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C^rfsstma& 

BLESSED be the Lord God, for he hath not left himself without a 
witness, 

But hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been 
since the world began; 

That we should serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness 
all the days of our life. 

Through the tender mercy of our God the day-spring from on high hath 
visited us ; 

Giving light to those who sit in darkness and guiding our feet into the 
way of peace. 

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth 
good tidings; 

That publisheth peace, that proclaimeth glad tidings of salvation. 
He shall not strive nor cry, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not 
quench. 

He shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have established equity in 
the earth. 

The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and 
understanding ; 

The spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear 
of the Lord ; 

Anointing him to preach good tidings to the poor, to bind up the 
broken-hearted ; 

To comfort those who mourn ; to proclaim liberty to the captives ; 
The opening of the prisons to those who are bound ; to proclaim the 
acceptable year of the Lord. 

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 



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He was tempted like as we are, and no fault was found in him. 

He came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life 
a ransom for many. 

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed 
each other. 

Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down 
from heaven. 

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good, and our land shall yield 
her increase. 

Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set us in the way of his 
steps. 

Castor, 

WE praise thee, O God, we magnify thee. Heaven and earth are full 
of the majesty of thy glory. 
Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever, for he hath visited and re- 
deemed his people. 

Hadst thou not remembered our low estate, and bent to us with thy 
testimonies from of old, 

We had been in darkness and the shadow of death, and the light of thy 
countenance had been hid. 

When thou gavest the earth for the abode of man, thou didst portion 
his days in thy wisdom and mercy. 

Thou holdest in thy right hand his years, and their record beareth 
witness. 

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 

We shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. 

Sing, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth ; for the former things have 
passed away, and all things have become new. 

The Son of man hath gone up on high, made perfect through suffering 
for the holy of holies. 

In him did the fulness of thy spirit dwell ; and of his fulness we may all 
partake. 

In him was the light, and whoso followeth him shall not walk in darkness. 

He came unto the world bearing witness of the truth. 

And every one that is of the truth heareth his voice. 

He became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 

Being found worthy to receive the crown of everlasting life. 



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We are no more strangers and exiles, but fellow-citizens with the saints, 
and of the household of God. 

Thou hast made one family, there and here; one living communion of 
seen and unseen. 

Not long, O Lord, shall we feel after thee in these courts below; not 
long wilt thou hearken to these faltering lips. 

Our fathers thou hast called to thy higher praise, and gathered to their 
fathers must all the children be. 

We therefore pray thee, O Lord, help thy servants whom thou hast 
created in thy image. 

Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting. 

Let the dead and living praise thee, O God, above, below: let all the 
generations praise thee. 

Let the glorified company of the first-born praise thee who dwellest in 
the heavens. 

Blessed be the Eternal One who giveth us the victory. 

And calleth us by his spirit to become the sons of God. 

Blessed be the Lord our God who maketh us heirs of immortality and 
joint heirs with Christ in heaven. 

If so be we suffer with him that we may be also glorified together. 

Blessed be the Lord God, that giveth beauty for ashes, and the garment 
of praise for the spirit of heaviness. 

Blessed be the dawn of his everlasting light. 

Thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave : thou wilt show me the path 
of life. 

In thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for 
evermore. 



LET us call to remembrance the great and good, through whom the 
Lord hath wrought great glory : 
Those who were leaders of the people by their judgment, giving counsel 
by their understanding and foresight : 

Wise and eloquent in their teachings, and through knowledge and might 
fit helpers of the people. 

All these were honored in their generation, and were the glory of their 
times. 



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There be some who have left a name behind them, whose remembrance 
is sweet as honey in all mouths. 

And there be some who have no memorial, who are perished as though 
they had never been. 

But their righteousness has not been forgotten, and the glory of their 
work cannot be blotted out. 

Their bodies are buried in peace, but their name liveth for evermore. 

The people will tell of their wisdom, and the congregation will show 
forth their praise. 

For the memorial of virtue is immortal, because it is known with God 
and with men. 

When it is present men take example of it, and when it is gone they 
earnestly desire it. 

It weareth a crown, and triumpheth for ever; having gotten the victory 
striving for undefiled rewards. 

The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance, and the memory of 
the just shall be blessed. 

Though a good life hath but few days, yet a good name endureth 
for ever. 

Though the righteous be overtaken by death, they shall be at rest; 
their souls are in the hand of God. 

Though they perish from the sight of men, yet is their hope full of 
immortality. 

Seeing we are compassed about with such a cloud of witnesses, let us 
run with patience the race that is set before us ; 

And let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap 
if we faint not. 

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man 
is peace. 

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more 
unto the perfect day. 



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^attonaL 

COME ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord ; 
And he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. 
He shall judge among the nations, and govern the people ; and they 
shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning- 
hooks. 

Nation shall not lift up the sword against nation, neither shall they learn 
war any more. 

O my people, come, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. 

Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be 
a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 

Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain 
in the fruitful field. 

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of 
righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever. 

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwell- 
ings, and in quiet resting-places. 

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they 
that murmured shall learn doctrine. 

Moreover, the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and 
the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days. 

Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept ; 
and gladness of heart, as when one goeth into the mountain of the Lord 
to the Mighty One of Israel. 

And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, 
and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you : 

For the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for 
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